A recent report showed that global dividend payments held up much better than those in the UK in 2020. For investors in UK shares and...

The Budget announced a five-year freeze to the standard lifetime allowance. The standard lifetime allowance (SLA) is an important...

Three letters, ESG, have become a major driving force in investment decisions. ESG – environmental, social and governance –...

A new consultation paper has set out more details of an increase in the normal minimum retirement age. In February the Treasury and HMRC...

No, the headline is not wrong... Interest rates matter. At the personal finance end of the spectrum, they determine what you earn from...

As the pandemic enters its second year, what have we learned? The World Health Organisation declared Covid-19 a pandemic on 11 March...

The Covid-19 pandemic has deferred many events of all sizes, from the Tokyo Olympics to millions of foreign holidays. One of the less...

Taking some time to start planning for 2021/22 now can be worthwhile. While there is often a focus on planning for the end of the tax...

The average deposit paid by first-time homebuyers jumped by £10,000 in 2020. When the pandemic took hold in the first half of last year,...

The main state pensions will rise by 2.5% in April. The absence of an autumn Budget in 2020 meant that there was no formal announcement...