Has Brexit cast a shadow on Commercial Property

by | Jan 8, 2020 | Blog post

Last month’s suspension of M&G’s Property Portfolio fund sent some, albeit fairly minor, shock waves across the UK’s Financial Services sector.  Rumours of another industry-wide closure of commercial property funds, similar to that witnessed in the wake of the...

Fined the right way to draw your pensions

by | Jul 29, 2019 | Blog post

Interesting to see the recent announcement that a major UK Insurance Company has been fined £30million by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in relation to sales of annuity products to clients with maturing pension policies.  The Company’s failure relates to the...

This too shall pass

by | Feb 22, 2019 | Blog post

Let’s face it, you can’t avoid the headlines of the mess we’re in over the BREXIT negotiations and the impact it will have on our lives and investments. Nor the state of global stockmarkets with talk of US trade wars, fears over inflation and a host of other issues to...

Apprenticeships fall 31% in the last academic year

by | Oct 25, 2018 | Publications

The October 2018 edition of our newsletter – the insider is available to download here.  Included in this month’s edition is: Chancellor mulls abolishing dividend allowance Apprenticeships fall 31% in the last academic year Treasury shelves plan to scrap class 2 IPPR...

Extracting profits from a business

by | Oct 4, 2018 | Publications

The 209th edition of our Active Practice Updates –  Extracting profits from a business is available to download here. Areas covered in this edition include: Salary Dividends Pension contributions Benefits-in-kind Rent If you would like a paper based version of...