Finance

Over half of Brits wouldn’t feel guilty about investing in companies owned or based in Russia

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..

Time to simplify system as pensioners reclaim £22m in overpaid tax from HMRC

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 over..

HMRC sets pandemic problems aside as tax take soars

HMRC sets pandemic problems aside as tax take soars

  HMRC collected £718.2 billion in taxes in the 2021/22 tax year, an increase ..

Property market remains buoyant in face of rising prices

Property market remains buoyant in face of rising prices

  The provisional non-seasonally adjusted estimate of UK residential transacti..

Credit card balances creep up as cost of living starts to bite

Credit card balances creep up as cost of living starts to bite

  After several months of falls, outstanding balances on credit cards have sta..

Workplace pension participation soars under auto-enrolment but further reform needed

Workplace pension participation soars under auto-enrolment but further reform needed

      The workplace pension participation rate in the UK was at 79% (22.6 milli..

QUARTER OF SAVERS BELIEVE THEIR CURRENT LEVEL OF PENSION SAVING WON’T BE ENOUGH TO LIVE OFF IN RETIREMENT

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, t..

Crypto-assets: An Emerging Asset Forming Part of Financial Settlements.

Crypto-assets: An Emerging Asset Forming Part of Financial Settlements.

Ownership of crypto assets, in particular cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, has rock..

State pension increase no match for soaring inflation

State pension increase no match for soaring inflation

  From 11 April the state pension increases by 3.1%. This gives someone on a f..

CHARITIES ‘MISS OUT ON £940 MILLION’ TAX RELIEF

CHARITIES ‘MISS OUT ON £940 MILLION’ TAX RELIEF

Hard-pressed charities could be missing out on more than £940 million a year, as gen..