Welcome to the Winter edition of our newsletter.
Read moreDeposit protection limits to rise next year
It looks likely that the deposit protection limit will rise at the end of January. At the start of 2016, the maximum amount of a bank or building society deposit covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) was … Continue reading
The Trump card has been dealt
What are the investment consequences of the surprise US election result? The arrival of Donald Trump marks a change of direction for the US government from the near status quo that Hillary Clinton was offering. Quite what the new direction … Continue reading
State Pension Age: getting older?
The government has published an independent review on the state pension system. There was a time when it was all so simple: men drew their state pension from age 65 and women from age 60. That all started to change … Continue reading
Marmite pricing: the good news
Sterling’s fall is boosting dividend payments. On the day of the referendum, a pound would buy you nearly $1.50. It dropped sharply in the wake of the vote and then spent about three months churning between roughly $1.35 and $1.30. … Continue reading

