The first Thursday in November – coincidentally Guy Fawkes’ Day – was a “Super Thursday” for the Bank of England. These now occur once every three months and see an avalanche of information emerging from the Bank. The Monetary Policy … Continue reading →

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been looking at attitudes to private savings. Which one of the options below do you think would be the safest way to save for retirement? 1. Paying into an employer pension scheme 5. … Continue reading →

Last month’s Autumn Statement marked another future tax increase for buy-to-let. “Frankly, people buying a home to let should not be squeezing out families who can’t afford a home to buy.” Those words from Chancellor George Osborne, heralded the announcement … Continue reading →

The United States Federal reserve has moved closer to an interest rate rise next month. In September the USA’s central bank, the Federal Reserve (the ‘Fed’) surprised a fair few investment ‘experts’ by deciding not to increase short term interest … Continue reading →

This month’s Autumn Statement will not reveal and major pension tax reforms. Parliamentary questions are sometimes no such thing. Instead, they are mechanisms by which the government can reveal a decision on which it would prefer not to make a … Continue reading →