During an adviser webinar following Spring Budget attended by over 800 advisers, hosted by M&G Wealth, advisers didn’t expect the tax cut that is worth around £450 per year to a worker on an average salary of £35,000 to be invested in long-term pensions savings. ...
Budget 2024
Podcast #75: Looking back at the Budget and ahead to International Women’s Day – an expert perspective, with Dynamic Planner’s Steph WillcoxÂ
This week’s IFA talk is a Budget Special! Where we highlight the changes announced in yesterday’s Spring Budget 2024 that advisers need to be most aware of. Joining Jenny and Sue this week is Steph Willcox, Head Actuary at Dynamic Planner. Bringing a wealth of...
Hargreaves Lansdown: What’s been the reaction from the Gilt Market to the Budget?
Hal Cook, senior investment analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, comments on the Chancellor's Spring Budget, and the impact it has had on gilt yields: “Gilt yields increased slightly ahead of the speech but during and after moved back broadly to where they started the day....
BDO: Owners of furnished holiday lets are set to lose key tax benefits
The abolition of the Furnished Holiday Lettings (FHL) regime from 6 April 2025, announced at the Spring Budget, will mean that individuals operating FHL businesses will lose a number of key tax benefits according to Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP ....
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EISA Welcomes Government Reversal of Angel Investment Rules, boosting investment for entrepreneurs
The Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA), the official trade body for the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), welcomes the...
EY comments on changes to criteria for high net worth investors: Spring Budget 2024
Axe Ali, EMEIA Financial Services Private Equity & Venture Capital Leader at EY, comments on changes to the eligibility criterial for...
Bold change to non-dom rules – the industry reacts to Hunt’s Budget change of mind
The announcement made by the Chancellor in the Budget of the changes to the Non-Dom rules are likely to have Labour Party front benchers...
British ISA doomed to fail in its objective of boosting UK plc
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has unveiled plans to create a new £5,000 British ISA in a bid to encourage more investment into UK companies and...
Mortgage and property experts react to Chancellor’s Budget
Following the Chancellors Spring budget announcement, mortgage and property professionals have shared their thoughts on how it may impact...
Budget announces NS&I 3-year fixed-rate Bonds and new 2024-25 Net Financing target
Announced in today’s Spring Budget, NS&I will be releasing 3-year fixed-rate British Savings Bonds in early April. The Budget also...
Pensions changes in Budget 2024; the industry responds
In the Spring Budget this afternoon, Chancellor Hunt announced a few changes to pensions. These included stating the commitment to the...
Is Hunt’s National Insurance cut really a tax cut?
Laura Suter, director of personal finance at AJ Bell, comments on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s announcement of a 2% cut to National Insurance...
Government ‘cooling’ on pension lifetime provider proposal ‘most welcome’ – Steve Webb, LCP
The Budget speech this afternoon and supporting documents indicate that the Government is starting to cool on the idea of a ‘lifetime’...
Chancellor’s Budget announces new British ISA in addition to existing allowances: reaction
In his Budget speech, the Chancellor revealed plans for a new British ISA allowing extra £5k investment for new investment in UK assets on...
Budget 2024: key points for advisers at a glance
As Chancellor Hunt stood up in the House Of Commons to reveal the contents of his red box - which we've all been hearing and reading...
A further 2% cut in NICs in Spring Budget confirmed: Analysis and reaction from experts
In his Budget Speech, the Chancellor has now confirmed that a 2% cut to NICs - in a move which had been widely reported/leaked prior to...
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