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BoE stats reveal sluggish property market on eve of stamp duty changes
Thomas Lambert, financial planner at Quilter comments on the latest money and credit statistics from the Bank of England: “The latest money and…
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Fidelity International study reveals lack of retirement preparedness as life expectancy increases
According to new findings from Fidelity International’s (“Fidelity”) Professional Investor DNA Survey, only 60% of professional investors say they are fully to almost fully financially prepared…
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Over 10,000 pension transfers searched for on new Origo service
Origo’s newly launched Unipass Transfer Tracking service has seen over 10,000 pension transfers searched for by advisers since it went live just…
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KPMG – confidence dips among financial services chiefs as geopolitical events weigh on revenues
Financial services leaders are less confident about profitability in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter, as they expect…
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Royal London: 12 million pensioners face higher tax bills
An increase in the State Pension from this weekend could be a mixed blessing for pensioners, pushing many into a tax-paying bracket…
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Evelyn Partners to complete the sale of professional services business to funds advised by Apax
Evelyn Partners Group Limited (“the Group”) will today complete the sale of its Professional Services business to funds advised by Apax Partners…
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Industry reaction to the latest HMRC UK property transactions report
With the news of the latest HMRC Property Transactions Data being released today, industry experts and professionals have been sharing their views…
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Santander becomes first lender to reduce mortgage affordability rates to enable customers to borrow more
From today (Friday 28 March) customers looking to purchase or remortgage a home can borrow more from Santander UK. It becomes the…
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Marlborough announces ‘significant’ investment in First Wealth
Marlborough has made a ‘significant’ investment in First Wealth to support the financial planning firm’s ambitious growth strategy. The investment gives Marlborough…
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Chancellor faces £23 billion capital gains tax black hole
Charlene Young, senior pensions and savings expert at AJ Bell, says: “Just five months after tax rises announced in the October Budget, the…

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