Tricky teens: inflation set to soar beyond 13%

The Bank of England has said that inflation could reach over 13% before the end of the year. But that’s the lower end of the speculation. The inflation figure in July 2022 reached an eye-watering 10.1%, as measured on the … Continue reading

Three financial lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic

The pandemic taught us many things, but some of them are already slipping away. The Covid-19 pandemic is now beginning to fade from the collective consciousness, despite the best efforts of the Omicron variants to snare those who had previously … Continue reading

Energy costs statement 8 September 2022

After a prolonged period of speculation, the new Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced preliminary details of how the government plans to deal with the energy price crisis. In late May this year, the then Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, announced a … Continue reading

No time to waste: minimum pension contributions must rise

A new report by the Association of British Insurers says a significant increase in the minimum contributions to workplace pensions is required. October will mark the tenth anniversary of the introduction of automatic enrolment (AE) into workplace pensions. The latest … Continue reading

Setting new taxpayer records

New data from HMRC reveals there are now over six million people paying higher or additional rate tax in the UK. Source: HMRC. In recent years, the end of June has been the time for HMRC to issue its annual … Continue reading