Well, we can’t say that last year was uneventful! It certainly kept us, and I’m sure you also, on our toes! There have been numerous events worldwide over the past year that have affected the markets, but the two that stand out are the EU referendum and the US presidential election. The results of both […]
Well it’s been nearly 10 years since the financial crisis of 2007/2008 resulted in the collapse of the global financial system. And it’s only now that some of the companies involved in selling the products that caused such widespread chaos are being held accountable. Germany’s Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay $7.2 billion dollars to […]
Speaking of cracking down, the UK seems to have followed suit and has announced tougher fines as part of a crackdown on tax evasion. The move was actually announced back in 2015, but it is now in force as of 1 January 2017. Fines have been increased to 100% of the tax evasion amount or […]
So the FTSE ended the year on a high and some would say, ‘why didn’t we just invest in the FTSE?’ But, as always, what is reported is never the whole truth. The FTSE ended the year at 7142.83, recovering from its slump to the highs we saw at the end of 2015. But is […]
House prices continued to grow steadily throughout 2016 despite the market volatility, averaging 4.5% nationally over the last 12 months. However, this period of steady increase is set to slow, according to the Nationwide Building Society, who expect the average growth in 2017 to be at a more modest level of 2%. It is reported […]
Not to be confused with the Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme, the Guarantee Scheme was introduced as a flagship programme in 2013 to help first-time buyers get onto the property ladder. Under the scheme, buyers were able to purchase their new home with just 5% deposit, as the government made a promise to the […]
