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Soaring insurance costs to help Treasury towards record IPT haul; £6.1 bn raised in 2023-24 to-date
The latest HMRC tax receipts data show Insurance Premium Tax collected a total of £2.1 billion through Q3 2023-24, a rise of…
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Legal & General partners with Perci Health, the UK’s first virtual cancer survivorship clinic
Legal & General Group Protection today announces a partnership with Perci Health, who describe themselves as the UK’s first virtual cancer survivorship…
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Johnny Timpson OBE joins MorganAsh to help drive expansion
MorganAsh has appointed Johnny Timpson OBE as its new chairman, subject to FCA approval. The news comes as MorganAsh expands its operations…
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Inheritance tax take on course for annual record as April-December receipts rise 7.5%
HM Revenue and Customs has revealed that inheritance tax receipts for April to December 2023 were £5.7 billion, which is £0.4 billion…
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Phoenix Insights comments on the latest ONS data on average hours worked across the UK economy
Catherine Foot, Director of Phoenix Insights, Phoenix Group’s longevity think tank comments on the latest ONS data: She said: “It is positive…
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Homebuyers pay £11.8bn in Stamp Duty in 2023
Homebuyers paid a total of £11.8bn in Stamp Duty last year, according to Coventry Building Society’s analysis of HMRC figures. This is…
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CFA UK launch new certificate in impact investing
CFA Society of the UK has announced the launch of the Certificate in Impact Investing, a first-of-its-kind qualification aimed at investment professionals…
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Quilter’s Lindsay James comments on latest borrowing figures from the UK
Following the latest borrowing figures from the UK as well as financial markets, Lindsay James, investment strategist at Quilter Investors has shared her thoughts. She…
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Government borrowing in December hits four year low – AJ Bell
Danni Hewson, AJ Bell head of financial analysis, comments on the latest UK public sector finances. She said: “For a chancellor hoping to fund…
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Foundation Home Loans launches ‘Solutions by Foundation’
Foundation Home Loans has announced the launch of ‘Solutions by Foundation’, a new suite of broad and specialist criteria and products for an additional…
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