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Premium Bonds 2025 – NS&I lays out the year in figures
NS&I have reported today that 2025 was another great year for Premium Bonds as holders received 71,722,056 prizes, worth £4,950,616,350. This year also marked…
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Broadstone Sirius Index: Funding slips slightly in November but remains resilient
The Broadstone Sirius Index reports its update for November 2025 with both modelled schemes slipping back slightly, by similar amounts, as growth…
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Tax pressures and falling rates put savers on alert
An expected base rate cut and frozen tax thresholds threaten savers’ returns, so they should act quickly to protect their earnings. Moneyfactscompare.co.uk reveals the…
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Active funds endure a dreadful decade – just 24% have beaten an index tracker
AJ Bell’s new Manager versus Machine report paints a stark picture for active fund management, showing long-term underperformance, a brutal year for…
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UK Managed Portfolios: Growth of passive holdings contributes to falling costs
Managed Portfolio Services (MPS) have become a cornerstone of financial advice in the UK, offering advisers a streamlined way to deliver diversified…
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Discretionary MPS assets set to surpass £200bn after surging a third in a year
Discretionary MPS assets are set to surpass £200bn after surging by a third (32%) in a year, defying expectations of a slowdown, according…
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Setting up for a Santa rally?Canaccord Wealth’s Hibbert looks ahead to Central Bank announcements
Equities were mostly rangebound in the first week of December, but the positive sentiment that has propelled markets through the year has…
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How a centralised investment proposition can enhance an MPS
In a rapidly changing investment landscape, advisers are under pressure to deliver personalised client outcomes while keeping their businesses efficient and compliant.…
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Five themes for investors to watch in 2026, new AJ Bell analysis
As 2025 ends, AJ Bell’s Russ Mould outlines five forces set to shape markets in 2026—from AI hyperscalers and private credit risks…
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FCA sets out landmark package to boost UK investment culture, experts react
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out a suite of measures today to empower retail investment, reinforce wholesale markets and maintain…
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Fidelity’s Market Week: Jemma Slingo comments on rising rate-cut expectations as investors eye a big December finish
Rising expectations of a December Fed rate cut are giving global equities a late-year lift as Japan’s shift away from negative rates…
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Real Estate 2026: Trends to watch, challenges to tackle, opportunities to seize
As we move into 2026, the UK real estate market stands at a pivotal crossroads. Economic uncertainty, political shifts, and changing lifestyles…
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Investors withdraw £4.5bn from funds in October as Budget uncertainty peaks
Kate Marshall, lead investment analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, examines a turbulent October for retail fund flows, marked by £5 billion of equity outflows,…
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Budget fears spur record exodus from equity funds
The most prolonged and most severe bout of equity-fund outflows continued unabated in November, according to the latest Fund Flow Index from…
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‘Government reveals 3.3m set to lose from Salary Sacrifice changes in Budget’ – Steve Webb, LCP
The Government last night released an impact assessment of the Budget 2025 measure which will impose National Insurance Contributions on sacrificed salary…
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Report reveals the countries that bought the most gold in 2025, Poland leads with 83 tonnes
Driven by economic and political uncertainty, weakened dollar and price momentum, gold has had a remarkable 2025. The demand for the precious…
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The cost revolution in MPS, and what it means for your clients
With portfolio costs down over 40% in a decade, advisers are looking beyond price to the process behind it. Low-cost, platform-based models…
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Investor withdrawals spike in October amid mounting Budget uncertainty
Net retail sales outflows reached £4.5 billion in October, representing the weakest month since October 2024, according to data released today by…
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PIMCO – Charting the year ahead: Investment ideas for 2026
Marc Seidner, CIO of Non-traditional Strategies at PIMCO, explores opportunities across equities, bonds, credit, and commodities that have the potential to offer…
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HMRC’s plans to block money market funds from stocks and shares ISAs for being too ‘cash like’ is ‘serious setback’ for investors – and it probably won’t work
HMRC’s move to bar money market funds from stocks and shares ISAs—alongside cutting the Cash ISA limit—has drawn sharp criticism from investment…
