The 2018 investment year |
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The world’s share markets mostly saw falls in 2018. |
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Filling the pensions hole for the self-employed |
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is aiming to expand pension coverage among the self-employed. |
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Understanding the Child Benefit Charge |
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7 January marked the fifth anniversary of the tax on child benefits, an imposition that is still not widely understood. |
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Shake up your New Year’s resolutions |
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The time to resolve has returned. |
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New earnings thresholds for auto-enrolment |
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In early December the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced the thresholds that should apply to automatic enrolment pension contributions from 6 April 2019. |
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Office of Tax Simplification’s first report on inheritance tax |
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The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has published the first part of its inheritance tax (IHT) simplification review. |
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Index-linked savings certificates |
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The popular National Savings & Investments (NS&I) savings certificates will be indexed to CPI instead of RPI from next year. |
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UK dividends remain strong despite volatile markets |
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UK dividends are continuing to grow faster than inflation, according to the latest quarterly data from Link Asset Service. |
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New probate fees to affect many estates |
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The government has revived plans to raise probate fees in England and Wales. |
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State pension equality means increases for all |
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The State Pension Age (SPA) became equal for men and women for the first time, at age 65, on 6 November 2018. |
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State pension sees rise thanks to the triple lock |
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A 2.6% rise in the single tier state pension was announced in the 2018 Budget. |
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Inflation eating into the value of savings |
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Inflation still outpaces nearly all available deposit rates. |
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The risks of late estate planning |
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Imagine you are named as the executor and a beneficiary of your wife’s wealthy aunt. You learn that she is suffering from terminal cancer and has ‘a very impaired lifespan’. What do you do? |
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Unmarried couples lack the rights of married couples |
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Two recent events have shone different lights on the government’s view of unmarried couples. |
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The Budget: an end to austerity? |
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The 2018 Budget – delivered on a Monday for the first time since 1962 – produced a number of surprises, not least some high-profile ‘giveaways’. |
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2018: The story so far |
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The third quarter of 2018 showed mixed results for global stock markets. |
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More people working past 65 |
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Do you fancy working once you have reached age 65? The trend of rising employment levels is not limited to working-age people, according to the latest employment statistics from the Office for National Statistics. |
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A different view on tax reform |
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A leading think tank has proposed a radical shake up of the UK tax system. |
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Class 2 NICs here to stay |
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The Chancellor has changed his mind – again – on National Insurance Contributions (NICs) for the self-employed. The Treasury has revealed that Class 2 NICs will remain for at least the rest of this Parliament. |
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Losing interest in cash ISAs |
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The popularity of cash ISAs is continuing to wane, according to new statistics from HMRC. With inflation persistently above interest rates, it’s not hard to imagine why. |
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Trick or treat? The Chancellor calls the 2018 Budget for late October |
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The 2018 Budget has been set for Monday 29 October, setting a deadline for speculation and proposals. |
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The record S&P 500 bull run |
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The US stock market set a new record for the longest-ever bull market in August. |
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