China: ever larger, ever changing
The Chinese stock market broke the $10 trillion barrier in October. The total value of China’s stock markets in Shanghai and Shenzhen surpassed $10…
Can you afford to retire if you’re self-employed?
New research shows the majority of the self-employed are not saving for retirement. Here’s a quick quiz: Are you self-employed? If so, have you contributed…
Some light in the dividend payments tunnel
A recent report on UK dividend payments suggests the worst of the cuts may be over. First, the bad news: In the third quarter of…
Extended self-employed support measures under new lockdown
With the second lockdown now in place, the Chancellor has been forced to return to Parliament and announce extended job support measures. Two further…
National Savings wields the axe
National Savings rate to drop sharply from 24 November. At times, National Savings & Investments (NS&I) looks like a relic. Its role in raising…
Triple lock survives – for now
The government has acted to ensure state pension increases can happen next April. The Basic State Pension (BSP) and the New State Pension (NSP)…
Another Autumn Budget deferred
After heavy hinting from the Treasury for some weeks, the expected Autumn Budget has been pushed into spring 2021. Since the March Budget and…
Market update: a quieter quarter
The third quarter of 2020 saw share markets calmer than in the previous two. For many, 2020 has not been a year they will…
The Chancellor’s Winter Economy Plan
The latest pandemic support measures are much less generous than before. As the country braced for dealing with further localized outbreaks of Covid-19, the…
Dividends fall by over 50% as perfect storm makes landfall
Dividends paid by UK companies dropped dramatically in the second quarter of the year. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on dividend payments has…
Wills – Inheritance disputes increase by almost 50 per cent
More arguments about wills and inheritance are reaching the High Court. A recent report from the Ministry of Justice revealed that, last year in…
Summer stamp duty changes may raise tax questions
The Chancellor’s Summer Statement introduced temporary changes in stamp duty land tax on homes, which prompted similar – but not identical – changes in…
Capital gains tax comes under review
The Chancellor has asked the Office of Tax Simplification to review capital gains tax. Within a week of giving his Summer Statement, the Chancellor…
The ISA – So much cash, so little interest…
The latest statistics on ISAs have emerged, showing nearly £270bn is held in cash. Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) reached their 20th birthday in April…
Dividends fall by more than 50 per cent post-Covid
Dividends paid by UK companies dropped dramatically in the second quarter of the year. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on dividend payments has…
Wills: Inheritance disputes on the increase
More arguments about wills and inheritances are reaching the High Court. A recent report from the Ministry of Justice revealed that, last year in…
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