Social Care - Reform and Funding
A new Health and Social Care Levy and an increase in dividend taxes have been confirmed as the care funding solution for England...
Will it be “No Jab, No Job”?
At the end of August the CEO of Australian airline Qantas said that the pandemic had cost “billions” in lost revenue. No shock there –...
Is cash too safe?
One of the great themes of the past 15 months has been accidental savings: the amount people in the UK have “saved” by the simple...
Who will Pay the Bill for Covid-19?
Government borrowing is at its highest level since the Second World War. According to the Office for National Statistics it reached...
Could using a pension reduce higher rate tax payments?
At the beginning of March Chancellor Rishi Sunak presented his Budget. His aim: to chart a course out of the economic damage wrought by...
Could the UK have its own digital currency?
At a seminar in March, Haruhiko Kuroda, Governor of the Bank of Japan, suggested that the central bank should immediately start...
February Market Commentary
It might be appropriate to start January 2021 by looking back at last year. At the start of January 2020, we were fairly sure what we...
Can Investing in one Company make you a Millionaire?
We all know that investments can rise and fall in value. That a prudent investor spreads their risk across different sectors and across...
Be aware of coronavirus vaccine scams
The increasing numbers of coronavirus vaccines being administered across the UK is a major breakthrough in the fight against COVID and...
Minimum age for pensions freedoms rises to 57
The government has confirmed that the minimum age for drawing a personal pension is to rise to 57 in 2028. Savers who pay into a personal...
