"Sellers were out in force on the market today after negative news on the economy.” It’s a common line in TV finance reports. But have...

The US stock market set a new record for the longest-ever bull market in August. S&P 500 Index Performance Wednesday 22 August 2018 saw...

The rates charged on student loans rose at the start of September. The revised terms for interest on, and repayment of, student loans...

A paper published in August by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) casts new light on life expectancies in the UK. Life expectancy...

2017/18 produced record inheritance tax (IHT) receipts according to HMRC data published in July. The latest release of the annual...

The Bank of England increased the base interest rate in August to 0.75% – the second increase in 12 months. Source: Bank of England...

The latest quarterly review of the FTSE 100 revealed common misunderstandings about how the index is drawn up. Every quarter FTSE...

The June 2018 review of constituents for the main Emerging Markets Index has produced a few surprises. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is...

HMRC’s latest statistics provide an insight into the income tax paying population. The figures reveal changes in the distribution of tax...

Regulator seeks to make platform switching easier On 16 July 2018, the Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) published its interim report...