The Chancellor has confirmed in an interview with Martin Lewis that pensioners whose sole income is the state pension will not have to pay income tax once it breaches the threshold for paying basic rate tax.
Read more ...Exempting state pensioners from tax rises is ‘unfair’
- Friday, 28 November 2025
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CGT expected to raise an extra £6.1bn by 2030
- Friday, 28 November 2025
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The OBR’s Economic and Fiscal Estimates publication shows that capital gains tax (CGT) is now estimated to raise an additional £6.1bn between 2025-26 and the end of the decade.
Read more ...Quilter Financial Planning adds 5 AR firms
- Friday, 28 November 2025
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Quilter Financial Planning has appointed a further five appointed representative (AR) firms to its advice network since September.
Read more ...Budget25: Tax raid on savers and investors tops £15.5bn
- Friday, 28 November 2025
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The Budget documents show there are £15.5bn of tax rises on savers and investors over the next five years, according to analysis by AJ Bell.
Read more ...Eddie Grant: The disability dividend and how it can work
- Friday, 28 November 2025
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PFS director and disability and inclusion campaigner Eddie Grant FPFS, a Chartered Financial Planner, explains what the 'disability dividend' is and how inclusion can strengthen workforces, customers and communities.
Read more ...Budget 25: Top 10% of earners face largest tax hike
- Thursday, 27 November 2025
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The top 10% of earners are expected to see more than £2,000 extra average in tax as a result of the changes announced in the latest Budget, according to analysis by Hargreaves Lansdown.
Read more ...FOS fees and levies to rise for first time in 3 years
- Thursday, 27 November 2025
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The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is to raise its case fees and levies for the first time in three years, according to its 2026/27 plans and budget.
Read more ...Budget 25: Advisers react to 'mixed' measures
- Thursday, 27 November 2025
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Whilst the Budget may appear to have been less dramatic than feared by financial advisers, others said that the package of measures could prove harmful for their clients.
Read more ...Shareholders give Team takeover of WH Ireland green light
- Thursday, 27 November 2025
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The shareholders of troubled wealth manager WH Ireland have given the green light for an all-share merger with fellow wealth manager Team.
Read more ...Budget 25: Government to consult on future of Lifetime ISA
- Thursday, 27 November 2025
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The Government is to launch a consultation on the future of the Lifetime ISA (LISA) in early 2026, according to documents from yesterday’s Budget report.
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