Women main beneficiaries of state pension changes but clock is ticking if you need to plug gaps
There were 12.6 million people receiving the State Pension in August 2022, an increase of 130,000 on a year earlier. There wer..
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Renting ruins retirement dreams as single parents and self-employed also struggle
Latest data from the HL Savings and Resilience Barometer shows only 42% of households are on track for a moderate retirement i..
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Paysend Partners with Purpl to extend Money Transfer to Lebanon
Paysend, the UK-based fintech with over 7 million customers, today announces a commercial partnership with Purpl, the Lebanese ..
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Are we moving from a multipolar to a bipolar world order?
By Andrew Lane’s, CEO, Acuity Trading The end of the 20th Century and start of the 21st enjoyed a multipolar world. ..
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Tax freezes continue to bite, and property markets shows signs of running out of steam
Income Tax and National Insurance receipts for April to December 2022 are £281.1 billion. This is £34.3 billion higher than in..
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Lower birth rates fuel state pension headache
There were 624,828 live births in 2021. This is higher than the 613,936 registered in 2020 but among the lowest figures since ..
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Cost of living crisis makes more turn to credit as outstanding balances climb
There were 2.2 billion debit card transactions in October, 12.4% more than in October 2021. The total spend of £66.6 billion w..
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Avoiding self-assessment pension problems
Many people believe only the self-employed have to fill in a self-assessment tax return, but this is not the case. If you are ..
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Savings deposits increased as UK entered recession
Savings deposits held by CACI member institutions increased as UK entered recession, Paragon Bank analysis finds Total deposit..
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PPI analysis shows national insurance contributions outstripped by state pension pay-outs
The Pensions Policy Institute has updated analysis on how the proportion of projected national insurance contributions paid st..
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