A banking crisis close to home?
Rising mortgage rates are posing some difficult questions for one of the major providers of housing finance.
Interest Rates
Not that interested: savers short-changed on rate hikes
The Bank of England has been looking at the impact of its regular interest rate increases since December 2021, with analysis revealing savers are being short-changed.
Is your interest getting too interesting?
As interest rates rise, the number of people who must pay tax on some interest is set to increase. Could you be one of those new interest taxpayers?
Flaming June sees interest rates flare
Both the Fed and the Bank of England increased interest rates in June in response to projected inflation. Are you investing efficiently?
Buy-to-let tax changes bite with rising interest rates
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.
2022: an unexpected first quarter
With rising inflation and Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine, it would be surprising if stock markets had carried on posting fresh gains in the first quarter of 2022, but while most registered modest falls, all markets ended in the black.
Learning lessons from the UK dividends bounce back
After a grim 2020, UK dividend payments rebounded by 46% in 2021, but despite the positive surge, there are some important lessons for investors.
2021 investment wrap-up
Despite poor UK stocks and fixed-interest performance in 2021, most share-based funds produced solid returns during the year, but diversification, inflation and interest rates must stay on investors’ radars.
Lessons from rising inflation and interest rates
As 2021 drew to a close, inflation finally forced the Bank of England’s hand with interest rates set to peak in April – but what does that mean for your savings, spending and insurance?
The September mini-Budget
The government has revealed its long-awaited plans to reform England’s funding of social care, but taxpayers will foot the bill. What implications will it have on your financial planning?