Index 2017 Change FTSE 100 +7.6% FTSE All-Share +9.0% Dow Jones Industrial +25.1% Standard & Poor’s 500 +19.4% Nikkei 225 + 19.1% Euro Stoxx 50 (€) + 6.5% Shanghai Composite +6.6% MSCI Emerging Markets (£) +22.7% The world’s share markets were a profitable place to be in 2017. 2017 had its fair share of dramas. […]
Being aware of a few key financial facts can help ensure we all make the best use of our money and tax allowances. How much you can save into your ISA The ISA allowance for 2017–18 is £20,000. Don’t pass up this important opportunity to save or invest tax-efficiently. We can help you choose the […]
What it is When you get a cold call from someone pretending to offer you the opportunity to invest in a variety of schemes or products that are either worthless or don’t even exist. It’s also known as share sale fraud, hedge fund fraud, land banking fraud or bond fraud. The majority of investment frauds […]
The Autumn Budget contained more bad news for many buy-to-let investors which went largely unnoticed. April 2018 will see the next step down in mortgage interest relief for investors in buy-to-let (BTL) residential properties. The amount of interest that can be offset against rental income drops from 75% to 50%, with a corresponding increase […]
November marked the first rise in the Bank of England Base Rate in over ten years. At the start of November, the Bank of England raised its base rate for the first time since 5 July 2007. Just over a decade ago, the previous increase was 0.25%, from 5.5% to 5.75%. This time around the […]
The first Budget of 2017 in March hit a serious obstacle when the Chancellor attempted to raise national insurance contributions (NICs) for the self-employed. This time around he was subtler in his approach. When Mr Hammond announced an increase to Class 4 NICs in the spring Budget, partly to offset the end of […]
