Investment Market Update: Going Against the Tide of H1 2026 The world’s investment markets survived the first half of 2026 far better than expected, showing remarkable resilience in the face of significant global headwind. Index Change (31/12/25–30/6/26) Change...
One element of the Chancellor’s ‘Great British Summer Saving’ package was an increase in tax-free mileage rates. However, there remains a curious divide in the way in which HMRC deals with cars used by employees for business. Company Cars vs. Personal Vehicles: The...
Talk of a wealth tax has returned as another difficult Autumn Budget looms. In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, there was much talk of a wealth tax to fill the hole that had been created in the government’s coffers. At the end of 2020, a Wealth Tax Commission,...
Writing Your Will? Remember to Choose Your Executors with Care HMRC has published fresh information on the mechanics of collecting inheritance tax (IHT) on pensions. In the October 2024 Budget, the Chancellor announced that most pension death benefits would become...
How true are recent media headlines that fewer than one in ten will enjoy a comfortable retirement? As meteorological summer started with heavy rain, a further dampener was put on proceedings by a storm of media headlines thundering that only 9% of people could look...
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