Economy
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Don’t overthink ownership data! Thoughts from Ben Kumar @7IM
Every couple of years, the Office for National Statistics releases it’s “Ownership of UK quoted shares” report. And it’s just come out. There are,…
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Be mindful of the market cycle shuffle
By Alison Savas, investment director of Antipodes Partners The global equity index has risen 5% this year but performance at the headline…
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Black Friday takes on the world
Written by John Plassard, senior investment specialist at Mirabaud Group Thanksgiving is an age-old American tradition. Every year from 1789 to the…
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Consumers bring boost to fragile UK economy: T. Rowe Price
Written by Tomasz Wieladek, chief European economist at T. Rowe Price UK consumer confidence improved sharply in November, after the large fall…
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Autumn statement: Hunt succumbs to pressure for tax cuts
The latest measures will have relatively little impact for high earners and wealthy investors. The 2024 Spring budget, and party manifestos, may…
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Black Friday – return levels remain unsustainable – Aegon AM’s Beacham
Written by Miranda Beacham, Head of UK Responsible Investment The mass purchasing frenzy that is Black Friday occurs tomorrow – sparking another spike…
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Aegon welcomes National Living Wage increase
Kate Smith, Head of Pensions at Aegon, welcomes the Chancellor’s confirmation of an increase in the National Living Wage to £11.44 per hour,…
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HMRC data reveals year-on-year increase in IHT receipts
New data published today by HMRC shows that IHT receipts for April to October 2023 were £4.6 billion, which is £0.5 billion higher than the…
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Income tax or national insurance cuts leaked as ‘on the table’ ahead of the Autumn Statement
New ‘leaks’ have emerged ahead of the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s watershed fiscal statement on Wednesday, with reports now suggesting that, alongside…
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Quilter: How rumoured cuts to income tax and National Insurance at the Autumn Statement would impact your client’s finances
Shaun Moore, tax and financial planning expert at Quilter, has explained the ways in which the rumoured income tax and national insurance…
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