Budget Announcement: Future Tax Year Changes
In anticipation of the upcoming increases to the Business Asset Disposal Relief (BADR) rates in April 2025 and 2026, as […]
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Budget Announcement: Stamp Duty Land Tax & Capital Gains Tax Changes
Following the Chancellor’s budget announcement on 30th October 2024, we have updated ATEB Suitability to reflect the changes in Stamp […]
Good Consumer Outcomes?
Thomas Fuller, the 17th Century author and historian said that: “Health is not valued till sickness comes.” It […]
FCA Retirement Income Advice Survey – a threat or an opportunity?
We drew attention to the FCA’s Retirement Income Advice Survey in our ‘What lies beneath?’ article last month and there […]
Negative equity – how much of a risk is it?
In 1644, English judge Sir Edward Coke was quoted as saying: “For a man’s house is his castle” and this […]
Gig Review!
Well, sort of. OK, this is another Consumer Duty themed article but, following our attendance at the FCA’s […]
ATEB Suitability Upgrade – Tax Year End Changes
Our report writing software has been fully updated to accommodate changes to allowances, rates and reliefs in advance of the […]
Consumer Duty – FCA Live and Local events
The FCA have advised they will be hosting a series of Live and Local events across the United Kingdom on […]
Thematic review of retirement income advice
The FCA has announced that it will shortly be undertaking a thematic review to assess the advice consumers are receiving […]
Financial Resilience Survey
The FCA have advised as follows: “We’re asking a number of firms to complete this survey to help […]