Record £9bn pumped into ISAs as Brits capitalise on higher interest rates uk economy Brits are yanking cash out of high street savings accounts and piling it into products that tie up their money for a longer period in exchange for a better interest rate, official figures out today show. Savers dropped £3.6bn into banks and building societies in April, nearly all of which went into fixed savings accounts [...]
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Revealed: KPMG slashes UK bonuses as dealmaking drought hits fees KPMG KPMG has slashed the bonus pool of its UK workforce and reined in commission for salespeople as its profits falter amid a slowdown in the dealmaking environment this year, City A.M. has learned.
FTSE 100: Ocado set to be chucked from the trolley in London index reshuffle May 30, 2023 Ocado is set to be rubbed off many investors’ shopping lists this week as it faces a relegation from the FTSE 100 following a troubled period of slowing sales and a tumbling share price.
Ministers must accelerate pension dashboard after ‘disappointing’ delays, AJ Bell chief warns May 30, 2023 Ministers must push ahead with the roll-out of the much-delayed pension dashboard or risk savers disengaging with their retirement cash, the chief of AJ Bell has warned.
AJ Bell profits surge 61 per cent as do-it-yourself investors shrug off volatility May 25, 2023 Retail investment platform AJ Bell said profits had rocketed 61 per cent in the first half of the year after a bump in the number of do-it-yourself investors using its platform.
House prices surge at fastest pace this year to record £373k despite Bank of England rate hikes May 22, 2023 Britain avoiding a much-forecasted recession has helped push house prices up by the greatest amount so far this year to a record high of £372,894, new figures out today reveal. The average price of a home coming to market climbed 1.8 per cent over the last month, the strongest increase in 2023, according to property [...]
More than 6m extra Brits to be caught by higher income tax rate net in just a few years May 16, 2023 More than an additional 6m Brits are poised to be caught in the higher income tax net compared to the early 1990s in what has been characterised as the steepest tax hike in four decades, new research out today reveals. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision as Boris Johnson’s Chancellor to freeze tax bands for several [...]
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