The latest data from the Office for National Statistics show that inflation is at a five year low. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell to 1.2% in September, its lowest level since September 2009. A year ago it was 2.7% … Continue reading →

Mr Cameron’s promise of a £50,000 starting point for higher rate tax is not all that it seems. The Prime Minister ended the Conservative Party Conference with a pledge to increase the higher rate threshold – the starting level of … Continue reading →

The press was full of ‘pension bank account’ stories in October. Will it be that simple? The Taxation of Pensions Bill, which will put most of the Budget 2014 pension changes into law, was published in mid-October. It contained few … Continue reading →

October gave investors a turbulent time. Or was it just a passing squall? “October: This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August and … Continue reading →