May 30, 2021 | Newsletter
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a rapid shift to digitization, accelerating the demand for various products and devices dependent on chips for their functioning. As people were forced to stay and work from home to curb the spread of the virus, it led to...
May 28, 2021 | Newsletter
A mortgage price war could be in the offing as banks flood the market with fresh deals. Hinckley & Rugby Building Society launched a two-year discount variable mortgage at 0.99% this month, the first sub-1% rate in a year. Meanwhile, a raft of state-backed 95%...
May 26, 2021 | Newsletter
Investors searching for stronger returns post-Brexit are increasingly zooming in on the Far East, with Japan and China currently being the most attractive markets for UK investors. According to new data that City-based bank and brokerage firm Charles Schwab. Around...
May 24, 2021 | Newsletter
It’s safe to say that there will seldom be another year like 2020. It seemed like there would be no end to the unprecedented developments that caught businesses, consumers, and investors completely off guard. Of course, the primary instigator of said uncertainty was...
May 22, 2021 | Newsletter
Nearly a year on since the UK went into its first Covid-19 lockdown, how have clients’ retirement plans been affected by the pandemic, and what sort of advice will they need in the months and years ahead? Latest statistics from the Office for National...
May 20, 2021 | Newsletter
The government-funded scheme will provide 80% of LCF bondholders’ initial investment (LCF went bust in early 2019) up to a maximum of £68,000 and will be available to all LCF bondholders who have not already received compensation from the Financial Services...
May 18, 2021 | Newsletter
In a political move designed to address concerns that overseas buyers are pushing house prices beyond the means of UK residents, the Government has introduced new legislation that will add an extra 2% to the tax payable on such purchases. The Government have...
