A Junior ISA with a minor interest rate

National Savings & Investments (NS&I) have launched their first Junior ISA. The Junior ISA (JISA) was introduced in 2011 as a replacement for the Child Trust Fund. It had a slow start, but momentum has built and, according to the … Continue reading

A sleeping dragon wakes on tax avoidance

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has come closer to using its weapon of last resort against tax avoidance schemes. “Whack a mole” used to be a good summary of the battle between the extreme end of the tax avoidance industry … Continue reading

Nurture Autumn 2017

Welcome to the Autumn edition of our newsletter.

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August share falls – a cautionary tale

August provided a reminder that even in seemingly quiet times, the value of individual shares can be volatile. Source: LSE August is traditionally a month when the turnover on stock exchanges slows down because many people are on holiday. In … Continue reading

What’s your inflation yardstick?

Inflation was in the news last month in various guises. August was a month when inflation hit the headlines several times trailing a cloud of acronyms: The Bank of England Quarterly Inflation Report (QIR) revealed that the Bank now expects … Continue reading