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Mortgage rate gap drops to lowest margin since 2023
Moneyfacts UK Mortgage Trends Treasury Report data reveals the rate gap between the average two- and five-year fixed rate mortgage has fallen to…
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Legal Lens | Stowe Family Law’s Ciara Pugh highlights the unique financial complexities of a HNW divorce
When high-net-worth couples like Fearne Cotton and Jesse Wood part ways, untangling their complex financial portfolios becomes a legal and emotional minefield.…
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Safeguarding the MPS-DFM-platform ecosystem | Insight from Novia’s Linda Johnstone
The MPS-DFM-platform ecosystem faces growing strain as inefficiencies mount and expansion continues. In her latest blog for IFA Magazine, Novia’s Linda Johnstone…
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Fund manager insight | The Magnificent Seven: Marlborough’s MacDonald explains why investors should saddle up for diversification in 2025
Will tech giants like Alphabet, Amazon, and Nvidia retain their dominance, or fade like the sequels to the classic Western, The Magnificent…
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Adviser insight: Truly Independent’s Katie Brinsden tells us why uncertainty demands realistic expectation management for clients in 2025
It’s a New Year but many of the challenges facing advisers aren’t exactly new. And that includes managing client expectations in today’s…
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Budget changes to APR and BPR – tax expert explains what advisers need to know
In the November Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced her intention to make significant changes to APR and BPR, which has generated a…
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No Santa rally was no bad thing
Written by Paras Anand, CIO of Artemis Santa may have brought some nice presents down the chimney with him last month, but…
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Fixed income markets weather November uncertainty with focus on 2025 outlook
After some uncertainty driven by the US election earlier in the month, bond markets generally performed well in November. Flows into fixed…
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UK interest rates on pause as BoE assesses Budget fallout
Written by Rob Morgan, Chief Investment Analyst at Charles Stanley The stubbornness of services inflation driven by strong wage rises and heightened…
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Bank of England holds rates at 4.75% as expected | the industry reacts
The Bank of England has announced its widely predicted decision to hold the base interest rate at 4.75%, following its Monetary Policy…
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