Over half of Brits wouldn’t feel guilty about investing in companies owned or based in Russia
Over a fifth of the population wouldn’t feel guilty about investing in anything Only 2 in 5 who feel bad about certain investments wou..
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Time to simplify system as pensioners reclaim £22m in overpaid tax from HMRC
Between 1 Jan and 31 March 2022 HMRC paid out £22,317,529 to people who overpaid tax when they accessed their pensions flexibl..
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HMRC sets pandemic problems aside as tax take soars
HMRC collected £718.2 billion in taxes in the 2021/22 tax year, an increase of 22.9% from the year before according to provisi..
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Property market remains buoyant in face of rising prices
The provisional non-seasonally adjusted estimate of UK residential transactions in March 2022 is 110,990, 36.2% lower than Mar..
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Credit card balances creep up as cost of living starts to bite
After several months of falls, outstanding balances on credit cards have started to creep up again with balances up 3.8% year ..
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Workplace pension participation soars under auto-enrolment but further reform needed
The workplace pension participation rate in the UK was at 79% (22.6 million employees) in April 2021. Workplace pension par..
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QUARTER OF SAVERS BELIEVE THEIR CURRENT LEVEL OF PENSION SAVING WON’T BE ENOUGH TO LIVE OFF IN RETIREMENT
Just over a quarter of savers surveyed (26%), who have a workplace pension, think that their current amount of pension saving w..
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Crypto-assets: An Emerging Asset Forming Part of Financial Settlements.
Ownership of crypto assets, in particular cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, has rocketed in the past few years. It is therefore unsurp..
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State pension increase no match for soaring inflation
From 11 April the state pension increases by 3.1%. This gives someone on a full new state pension £185.15 per week and someone..
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CHARITIES ‘MISS OUT ON £940 MILLION’ TAX RELIEF
Hard-pressed charities could be missing out on more than £940 million a year, as generous donors fail to claim tax relief on the money..
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