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By: Michael Healy

Michael Healy is UK Managing Director at IG Group

All 4 Articles
  • The £100k tax cliff edge is punishing ambition

    Opinion

    The £100,000 income cliff edge has become one of the most punitive and distortionary features of the UK tax landscape, says Michael Healy The government has made clear that it wants to boost economic growth, strengthen UK capital markets, and encourage greater participation in investing. These are ambitions we strongly support. But one part of [...]

    Graph illustrating the impact of the £100k tax threshold on earnings, highlighting the financial cliff edge for high earners
  • Carrot, not stick will get pension savers to back UK firms

    Opinion

    If we want to encourage pension savers to back Britain, we should reward them for doing so, says Michael Healy In two weeks, the Chancellor will finally put pension savers out of their misery and reveal just what kind of raid she’s planning. Much of the backlash has focused on reports of cuts to the [...]

    Aging politician contemplates pension policy reform amidst triple lock debate in 2025 economic climate.
  • Overreaching banks are locking millions out of the crypto market

    Opinion

    Banks are locking millions out of the crypto market with arbitrary bans - this overreach needs to stop, writes Michael Healy.

  • Losing AstraZeneca would be more than a bitter pill for the City – it could be fatal

    July 2, 2025

    The government must urgently scrap stamp duty on shares and abolish new cash ISAs to prevent the London Stock Exchange losing its most valuable listing, Astrazeneca, says Michael Healy The UK stock market just received its biggest wake-up call yet. Reports that Astrazeneca – the most valuable company on the London Stock Exchange – is [...]

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