FCA reveals major consumer regulation shake-up but delays deadlines after industry protest July 27, 2022 The UK’s top financial watchdog has revealed its plans to tighten protections for consumers today in the biggest package of regulatory reforms to hit the City in a decade.
Consumer Duty set to deliver ‘biggest regulatory overhaul in a decade’ for financial services July 26, 2022 City firms are braced for one of the biggest shake ups of UK financial services regulation in a decade this week as the UK’s top watchdog unveils its new Consumer Duty to ramp up protection of savers and retail investors.
Money matters – Financial literacy: A vaccine for life July 12, 2022 | City Talk Could a double dose of financial literacy combined with experience help households make more rational financial decisions? What can be done to enable households to make more rational financial decisions? In the wise words of Warren Buffet, one of the greatest investors of all time, invest in yourself by accessing the latest financial education for [...]
HgCapital and a dash of HG Sauce July 5, 2022 Inflation on the up; recession threat rising; markets in the land of the bears – just three of the issues confronting the private equity sector today. Standard operating procedure for investors in private equity investment trusts when faced with such a backdrop? Assume heavy NAV markdowns, a dearth of realisations and significant widening of discounts. [...]
Young most likely to talk about their finances as money stigma persists July 3, 2022 While the taboo around talking about money persists, young workers are the most likely to talk to their bosses about their financial wellbeing, according to a new report. Research by insurer Aviva published today shows employees aged between 24 and 35 are the most willing to discuss their personal financial worries with their employers, while [...]
Londoners owed £40m in council tax refunds July 3, 2022 London households are owed £40m in council tax refunds, new research yesterday revealed. An investigation by Moneysavingexpert.com showed that 862,027 households in England, Scotland and Wales were due a refund in overpaid council tax. With claims worth a total of £150.2m, households that have overpaid their council tax are owed an average of £174 each. [...]
Cost Of Living: Can A New Job Solve The Problem? June 26, 2022 Escalating costs are leaving many of us out of pocket. A new piece of research from networking group People Like Us and Censuswide has revealed that spiraling costs are affecting a huge segment of the UK workforce. Forty-nine percent of workers say they are now living from pay cheque to pay cheque, and 53% say [...]
Brits paid billions more in taxes over the last year as HMRC ramped up tax collection June 23, 2022 The British population paid more in taxes in 2021-2022 as HM Revenue and Customs collected £718.2bn in taxes, a near 23 per cent rise from the year before. Total HMRC tax receipts for April 2022-May 2022 were £121.9bn, according to HMRC data released today. These were £14.8bn higher compared to the same period last year even as the [...]
Money Spotlight: The reasons your real pay is dropping like never before June 19, 2022 Britons saw their basic pay fall at the fastest pace on record in April due to soaring prices. More pain is in store for UK households as inflation is set to hit further eye-watering peaks later this year. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said yesterday that regular wages excluding bonuses plunged by 4.5 per [...]
Population of High Net Worth Individuals in the UK grew to 609,400 in 2021 as wealth rose globally June 14, 2022 The number of people in the UK with investable assets of $1 million or more, called High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI), rose 6.3 per cent to 609,400 in 2021 as wealth increased globally. The 2022 World Wealth Report by Capgemini on Tuesday revealed that the global HNWI population grew 7.8 per cent in 2021, with [...]