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Autumn Statement 2023 – What Can We Expect?
The Autumn Statement is based on forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility, delivered by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. It is an update on the government’s plans for the economy. This year’s Autumn Budget is particularly interesting with a general election on the horizon. Voters and businesses alike will be looking for any taxpayer-friendly,…
Read MoreWeekly Market Update- Week Ending 30/03/2023
After a turbulent period, which saw significant stress within the banking system and further interest rate hikes, investors took comfort this week in the absence of any further bad news. Investment markets were positive, with both equities and corporate bonds higher as worries over further contagion within the banking sector subsided. The FTSE 100 index,…
Read MorePCEB Webinar – Business Protection: What, Why, When?
20 April @ 10am – 11am To protect your business’ long-term financial security and success, it’s important to have the right policies in place for your key people. If you own a business, chances are you have invested in policies to cover employers’ liability insurance, public liability insurance and professional indemnity insurance. It is…
Read MoreWebinar Recording: Tax Efficient Investing Part 1 – Benefits of VCT’s and EIS’s
Are you investing in the most tax efficient manner? Tax efficient schemes such as Venture Capital Trusts and Enterprise Investment Schemes have been used for many years in the UK. Considering the tax benefits involved, it is worthwhile understanding more about them to help you decide if they are a suitable investment route for you.…
Read MoreWebinar Recording- PCEB Discretionary Funds
Event/Seminar details Our popular Private Client & Entrepreneurial Business (PCEB) webinars are back! Each month, we focus on a key topic for our private and entrepreneurial clients, concluding with an open tax clinic. In this first session of the new series, we explore Discretionary Fund Management. As we’ve seen since the Chancellor announced a series…
Read MoreTop 5 Financial Planning Tips
Read on for our top 5 financial planning tips to help you take control of your finances more effectively and get your money working for you. We are living in uncertain economic times and the cost of living continues to put pressure on businesses and households. Food, utilities, fuel – we are all feeling…
Read MoreWeekly market update- week ending 07/10/22
It was Harold Wilson who famously said that “a week is a long time in politics”. This seems very relevant in the current times as the fallout from the mini/maxi budget continues. Having received a bemused reaction from most corners of the political spectrum when announced, the government this week revealed the rollback of the…
Read MoreFinancial Planning for Young Adults
Financial Planning for Young Adults You may have only just started to make waves in your chosen career path or be on the cusp of building substantial savings to be looking into buying your first home, and feel like investing in your future is a daunting process. Alongside this, you may feel like approaching a…
Read MoreTax Tailwinds – Investments in Listed Infrastructure & Renewable Energy
Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss and her new Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, have confirmed measures aimed at easing the ‘cost of living crisis’ as part of the planned fiscal event or “mini-budget” held on Friday 23 September. One of these measures is the reversal of the planned increase in UK corporate tax from 19% to…
Read MoreWeekly Market Update- Week Ending 30/09/2022
Although a much more expansive fiscal policy was well flagged by Liz Truss during the Tory leadership roadshow, it appears that most market participants were still surprised by the scale of the moves announced in Kwasi Kwarteng’s ‘budget that wasn’t a budget’ last Friday, with UK Gilts and the domestic currency coming under significant pressure…
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