Weekend Press Review
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BoE holds rates at 4% as housing market looks for stability: mortgage and property professionals respond
The Bank of England has kept Bank Rate at 4% with a majority vote of 7-2, reinforcing expectations that August’s cut will…
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Octopus Capital provides £3.15 million development loan to Autograph Homes for net zero housing scheme in Tickenham
Octopus Capital, a leading specialist real estate investor and lender, today announces a £3.15 million development finance loan to Autograph Homes to…
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Pure Property Finance announced as the official partners of Planning Portal
Cardiff-based Pure Property Finance has just been announced as the sole finance partner of the Planning Portal – the UK’s official online service for…
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Weight-loss drugs: a breakthrough the protection industry can’t ignore
With 1.5m Britons now using injections to lose weight and a further NHS rollout on the cards, we must consider their potential…
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Cash ISAs subscriptions rise, but many risk missing bigger investment returns
Analysis from St. James’s Place, based on HMRC’s latest savings figures, shows cash ISA subscriptions rose 26% in 2023/24, while stocks and…
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Quilter: HMRC stats show record ISA inflows but £102m lost to LISA penalties
UK savers poured record sums into ISAs last year, with cash deposits surging amid higher rates and fears of allowance cuts. Rachael…
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Pressure on Fed to stimulate growth has far-reaching implications
The Trump administration’s pressure on the Fed to fuel growth may lift markets in the short term, but Rob Agnew, Head of…
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Savers continue to pay the price of BOE base rate cuts
The Bank of England Base Rate cut last month has resulted in a cascade of savings rate cuts, with little movement seen…
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CIExpert responds to HSBC’s critical illness changes
HSBC Life UK, has introduced numerous improvements to both its CI Core and CI Plus plans from 17th September 2025. Post-Covid the…
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Almost half of UK adults don’t know how much is in their pension
Two-thirds of the Silent Generation and over half of Baby Boomers can’t estimate their pension savings, while more than a quarter of…
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Royal London remains most recommended personal pension and Aviva leads in SIPP market
Advisers continue to concentrate recommendations on a handful of providers, with four firms accounting for 80% of personal pension choices and Aviva…
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HSBC Life UK delivers new critical illness enhancements
HSBC Life (UK) Limited (“HSBC Life (UK)”) is delivering significant developments to its Critical Illness (CI) products for new customers. These include:…
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Morningstar: Italy is Europe’s priciest active fund market
Morningstar has released its European Fund Fee Study, alongside a Regulatory Landscape, spotlighting the changes shaping the investment industry and the challenges…
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Expert analysis: breaking down the Fed’s interest rate cut
Today, the Federal Reserve made a significant move by cutting interest rates by 25 basis points, a decision that reflects its measured…
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State Street Markets: A word on the BoE on the QT
Judging by interest rate market pricing, this week’s BoE meeting should be one of the least interesting of the major central banks.…
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deVere: UK state pension to rise but tax trap is closing fast
The UK state pension will jump 4.7% next April to about £12,534.60 a year, yet that figure sits barely £35 below the…
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AJ Bell: Over £70 billion withdrawn from pensions as drawdown sales jump to almost 350,000
Pension withdrawals jumped 36% to over £70bn in 2024/25, according to FCA data analysed by AJ Bell, as savers tapped into their…
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Jupiter hires Piers Hillier as Chief Investment Officer
Jupiter Asset Management announces that Piers Hillier has been appointed Chief Investment Officer to oversee the Group’s investment management teams. Piers will…
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Neuberger: Finding Goldilocks in 2026 – Navigating growth, inflation, and the Fed
Moving into the final quarter of the year, investors face a series of questions around key macroeconomic variables that will define the…
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What’s going on with the US labour market?
US jobs data show unemployment now exceeds openings, signaling a weaker labour market. With a 25-basis point rate cut expected and further…
