Investments & Savings
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Why employers need to do more to support menopause in the workplace
By Heather Jackson and Sam Simister, co-founders of GenM For many, the menopause is seen as the last taboo in modern society.…
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M&G’s Les Cameron: “If inflation remains high it will mean more pain for those saving for and in retirement”
Les Cameron, retirement expert at M&G Wealth, shares his views on how he sees UK inflation affecting retirees. Les Cameron (pictured), retirement…
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Estate Agents Report Busiest December on Record for House Hunters
The average number of house hunters registered per member branch was the highest December on record at 461 Supply of properties continues…
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Advisers must consider trusts ahead of looming tax storm
By Debbie Lumsden, private client director at VG As we begin 2022 with Covid-19 continuing to cause widespread disruption and economic uncertainty,…
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Risk v return: as Covid-19 enters the endemic phase, how can advisers support their more risk-averse clients’ needs for investment returns that can satisfy not only their objectives but also their risk tolerance levels?
It was only a matter of weeks ago, in late November 2021 when the World Health Organisation (WHO) designated the latest Covid-19…
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Friday newspaper round-up: Baltic Dry Index, BT Group, Unilever
In times of market dislocation, it rises sharply to reflect the difficulties in transporting goods – and during the pandemic it has…
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LCP’s Steve Webb: Committee report shows DWP ‘failing to learn lessons’ from state pension underpayment ‘debacle’
On Friday the Public Accounts Committee will issue its report into state pension underpayments. DWP estimate that around 135,000 people (overwhelmingly women)…
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Britain’s most and least affordable areas to live
Nationwide Building Society’s Local Affordability Report London borough of Kensington and Chelsea least affordable; East Ayrshire in Scotland remains most affordable North…
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Britishvolt powers ahead with plans to build transformational UK battery Gigaplant to meet EV demand
EV battery pioneer, Britishvolt, the UK’s foremost investor in battery cell technologies and associated R&D to develop homegrown intellectual property, is powering…
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VCTs bounced back last tax year, and are set to boom
£668 million of VCT shares were issued in 2020/21, up 4% from a year earlier, and almost double the amount raised in…
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