Pension changes in budget give advisers plenty to think about ...
Oct 30, 2024 · Much speculation had been doing the rounds in the run up to today’s budget statement from Chancellor Rachel Reeves. As a result, advisers across the country have been bracing themselves in readiness to find out whether there would be changes to pension legislation announced as part of the package and, if so, exactly what they were.
PIMCO Fed 2025 Outlook: Hikes Still Unlikely - IFA Magazine
Nov 25, 2024 · Many investors are asking whether the Federal Reserve will cut again in December or leave the fed funds target rate at the current 4.50% to 4.75% range. We think a more interesting question is where the target range might be at the end of 2025, particularly considering President-elect Donald Trump ...
Buying and selling a leasehold property - What's changed and …
Nov 21, 2024 · By Clive Scrivener – Partner, Scrivener Tibbatts Ltd The leasehold property market has been under significant scrutiny in recent years, leading to changes and proposed reforms that could impact both buyers and sellers.
Fidelity International integrates private assets into its £16.9bn ...
Nov 20, 2024 · Fidelity International today announced plans to integrate private assets into its £16.9bn default investment strategy (FutureWise) for UK-based workplace pension schemes, via Fidelity’s first Long-Term Asset Fund (LTAF), which received regulatory approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority in August.. The inclusion of the Fidelity Diversified Private Assets LTAF will provide ...
Fixed Income: The argument for investing in bonds is the …
Nov 21, 2024 · Analysis from Invesco’s Fixed Income team. Over the last couple of years, bonds have been anything but boring. The low-income environment that the world lived through in the aftermath of the global financial crisis has been completely turned on its head.
Guest insight | Will wealth management M&A activity increase in …
Dec 17, 2024 · Sharing his analysis on what we might expect to see in 2025, Carl Woodward, Director at Simplify Consulting, tells us why he believes that growth for the financial services sector is set to continue – but in many different ways not just in M&A activity.
Relief for tax-efficient investors including EIS and VCTs following ...
Oct 30, 2024 · Commenting on the government’s ongoing commitment to VCTs, William Fraser-Allen, Managing Partner at Albion Capital, said: “Albion welcomes the government’s recent commitment to strengthening the UK’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. By extending the Enterprise Investment Scheme and VCT (Venture Capital Trust) schemes to 2035, alongside pledging over £250 million to support small businesses ...
The Budget 2024: Implications For Landowners - IFA Magazine
Nov 20, 2024 · A double whammy for farmers and landowners The Budget’s most significant impact was the change to Inheritance Tax reliefs. The longstanding APR, which allowed working farms to pass land and property from one generation to the next without incurring a hefty tax bill, has been significantly reduced.
FCA launches first research competition to help drive UK economic ...
Nov 25, 2024 · The Financial Conduct Authority is launching its first competition to fund research into how regulation can support national growth. This follows a review of recent literature which found significant gaps in the available research.. Applicants should submit research proposals that focus on areas the FCA can influence, such as:
Guest insight | Dynamic Planner's Abhi Chatterjee explains why he ...
Nov 25, 2024 · Advisers and wealth managers are all too familiar with factoring in uncertainty when planning investment and asset allocation strategies. Looking ahead to 2025, in the following analysis, Abhi Chatterjee (pictured), Chief Investment Strategist, Dynamic Planner, has shared his headline thinking with us on what might be the key considerations for investment markets and sectors for the year ahead.