- 31Jul
What is the New State Pension?
The so-called ‘New State Pension’ will come into force on April 6th 2016 and will affect all pensioners who reach…
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Budget 2015: Practical applications of the new Inheritance Tax rules
Inheritance tax, once only paid by the super-rich, has become a middle-class plague as house prices have soared. But millions…
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Budget 2015: Are taxpayers really winners?
An analysis of the Chancellor’s Summer Budget recently published by ‘This is Money’ presents the outcomes for individuals and families…
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One in five reaching State Pension age, return to work.
More than one in five (21%) of pensioners have gone back to work since they reached the State Pension age,…
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Summer Budget 2015 Overview
Introduction It’s a parliamentary tradition that while making the Budget speech, the Chancellor may drink whatever he wishes. Previous Chancellors…
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The history behind the ‘Grexit’
According to Business Insider magazine, Greece’s economic woes began in the 4th Century BC, a time when Plato and Aristotle…
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Why the Greek crisis matters to us
Why should you care about the Greek financial crisis? Does it really matter what happens to Greece? Wouldn’t it really…
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July Market Commentary
An essential part of writing this bulletin each month is making daily notes on the main business and stock market…
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The dash for ‘pension freedom’ retirement cash slows down
After an initial dash for cash following the introduction of pension freedoms in April 2015, customers are taking more time…
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July 2015 Budget Preview
George Osborne will deliver the second Budget of 2015 on Wednesday, July 8th, just two months – almost to the…
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