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Payment fraud is becoming more sophisticated, creating new vulnerabilities for organisations October 17, 2024 | Sponsored Author: Tim Forster, Strategic Partner Manager, Financial Messaging at Finastra In the digital age, security is a top priority for corporates and financial institutions. As payments become increasingly more sophisticated, so too do fraud attempts, particularly as payments are increasingly operating in real-time. The operational characteristics of instant payments (fast, irrevocable, simultaneous clearing and settlement) [...]
Long-time IFS director Paul Johnson to step down October 17, 2024 Johnson, who became Director of the IFS in January 2011, will take up the role of Provost of Queen's College, Oxford.
Capital gains tax could be hiked to almost 40 per cent October 10, 2024 Capital gains tax could be hiked by Chancellor Rachel Reeves to almost 40 per cent in the Budget, according to reports. The Guardian has reported that the Treasury is modelling a range of between 33 per cent to 39 per cent. Around 350,000 people pay the wealth tax with is levied on the sale of [...]
The threat of higher taxes is already harming growth October 9, 2024 An important reason why there was zero growth in June and July is that households are saving bigger proportions of their incomes, says Paul Ormerod The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, had made no secret of her desire to make economic growth her top policy objective. She reinforced the message this week in an interview with the [...]
Business confidence ticks down ahead of Budget September 30, 2024 Business confidence dropped to a three-month low in September, in yet another sign of firms adapting to the sombre tone ahead of the Budget.
Pound’s strength against the dollar risks ‘damage’ to UK’s competitiveness September 25, 2024 The pound reaching its highest level in over two years against the dollar risks damaging the international competitiveness of the UK, City analysts have warned. Sterling now sits at $1.34, its highest since February 2022 and far from its low point of $1.03 in the days after Liz Truss’ mini budget. However, while the strength [...]
The ultra rich exodus has made an exit tax tempting. Would it work? September 25, 2024 Millionaires are leaving the UK in record numbers, prompting the Resolution Foundation, an influential left-wing think tank, to propose an exit tax.
China unveils stimulus package in bid to kickstart flagging economy September 24, 2024 China has unveiled its largest set of economic stimulus measures since the pandemic in an attempt to kickstart growth in the world’s second largest economy. The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) announced today it had cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points, as well as the amount banks must hold as cash reserves, [...]
Has Labour overdone the doom and gloom? September 24, 2024 Many economists and City business groups have argued that this risks damaging growth. After all, why would households spend and businesses invest in a climate of fear?