The UK dividend recovery continues
UK companies continued to increase their dividend payments to investors in 2022, but not all lost income has been recovered and some income-seekers are still holding onto cash rather than investing.
UK companies continued to increase their dividend payments to investors in 2022, but not all lost income has been recovered and some income-seekers are still holding onto cash rather than investing.
From January, National Savings & Investments (NS&I) will increase its premium bond prize fund rate to 3% and reduce £25 prizes, instead increasing the number of higher-value prizes that are up for grabs.
In 2022, most of the world’s major share indices had their worst year since 2008, but the UK’s FTSE 100 was a star performer.
Government bonds, often called gilts, are traditionally dull investments. However, as recent events highlighted, they are an important part of the financial landscape.
Despite an eventful end to Q3 for the world’s share markets – down at least in part to the fallout from UK’s ‘mini-Budget’– some indices showed considerable resilience, proving the importance of currencies and investment diversification.
Investment markets have had another volatile first six months in 2022, but calmer times may be on the horizon for investors.
Both the Fed and the Bank of England increased interest rates in June in response to projected inflation. Are you investing efficiently?
Are you overlooking the potential benefits of ISA investment? Less-obvious reasons for investing in them could make it prudent to include ISAs in your planning.
Changes to buy-to-let tax rules that took effect in the 2020/21 tax year could soon inflict financial pain on investors as interest rates rise.
As the UK’s inflation surges to 30-year high, double-digit price increases could be on the horizon. How will your cash and investments fare?