In the financial year 2021/22, Action Fraud received 4,244 reports of holiday and travel related fraud – a substantial increase of over 120% when compared to the previous financial year. Victims reported losing a total of £7,388,353 – an average loss of £1,868 per victim. Action Fraud has launched a national awareness campaign to urge […]
June was a month for rising interest rates on both sides of the Atlantic. June was a notable month for interest rates: Firstly, the US central bank, the Federal Reserve (the Fed) increased its main interest rate by 0.75% to 1.50%–1.75%. It was the third consecutive meeting at which the Fed had raised rates and […]
New statistics show this year’s ISA season attracted less than half of last year’s total net investment. The Investment Association (IA) recently published net sales figures for the ISA season, which it defines as March and April. It showed that the net inflow into the stocks and shares ISAs of its members amounted to £934 […]
The high marginal tax rates created by phasing out the personal allowance are back in the news. ‘A million to pay 60% income tax within years,’ ran a recent headline in The Sunday Telegraph. The next day The Times picked up on the same story with the article ‘Inflation may leave million more workers paying 60% […]
The decisions you make then could have repercussions for the rest of your life, and in recent years there have been some major changes to the retirement choices you can make with your pensions. This guide will help you understand the key issues and decisions that will affect your income after retirement. The Guide covers […]
Be prepared If you are a business owner, succession planning and insurance are important. Business succession planning is simply the process of planning for what you want to happen if you (or your co-owner, if you have one) were to die or fall seriously ill. If this happens, family and business partners can be […]
