Investments & Savings
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HM Treasury: millions to receive £350 boost to help with rising energy costs
–Millions of households will receive up to £350 to help with the cost of living following a rise in the energy price…
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What are the implications for investors of today’s UK bank rate hike? Economists and investment experts share their views
Today’s Bank of England decision by the MPC to rate base rates to 0.5% was hardly unexpected. In this IFA Magazine summary,…
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Government urged to ‘supercharge’ Lifetime ISA to boost self-employed saving
The Lifetime ISA (LISA) should be ‘supercharged’ to make the product more attractive to self-employed savers AJ Bell urges Government to ditch…
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Smooth talk: we talk to Pru’s Vince Smith-Hughes about the popularity of smoothed investments
Here in part one of IFA Magazine’s recent conversation with Vince Smith-Hughes, Director of Specialist Business Support at Prudential, we talk about…
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BoE announces UK bank rate rise to 0.5%
At its meeting ending on 2 February 2022, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by a majority of…
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Investing Sustainably to change our world Arie Capital links up with ESGgen
One of the key messages that emerged from COP 26 was that we will only live sustainably in the future if everyone…
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PLSA calls for levelling up of workplace pensions
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) is calling on the Government to ‘level up’ UK workplace pensions by rebalancing automatic enrolment…
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“Knee-jerk” portfolio changes are as big a risk to investors as any other, says 7IM’s Jack Turner
Investor focus must remain on long-term trends to allow market views to fully crystalise, rather than knee-jerk reactions and portfolio churning, according…
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OFGEM announces energy price cap to increase by £693 from April
-Record increase in global gas prices sees energy price cap rise of 54% OFGEM has reported this morning that the energy price…
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Facebook sees first drop in daily active users ever – reaction from digital marketers
Are we falling out of love with Facebook? This morning, Meta, the new name for the Facebook group, reported Q4 and full…

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