Former Pensions Minister Sir Steve Webb, now a consultant at pensions firm LCP, says that papers published alongside today’s Budget reveal a “mind numbing” £3bn repayment to underpaid women on state pensions.
Read more ...Budget 2021: Full text of Chancellor's Speech
- Wednesday, 03 March 2021
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The Budget 2021 speech as delivered by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in the House of Commons today:
Read more ...Budget 2021: PFS urges more help for savers
- Wednesday, 03 March 2021
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The Personal Finance Society has welcomed the extension of business support measures in Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget today but says more needs to be done to rebuild the resilience of individual savers who have been hammered by the pandemic.
Read more ...Budget 2021: LTA freeze will ‘punish’ pension savers
- Wednesday, 03 March 2021
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Leading pensions experts have criticised the Chancellor’s move to freeze the pensions Lifetime Allowance (LTA) at £1,073,100 until April 2026.
Read more ...Budget 2021: Tax allowances frozen until 2026
- Wednesday, 03 March 2021
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak has avoided increasing income tax rates, as some feared, but has frozen income tax and other thresholds until 2026 meaning people will likely pay more tax as earnings rise.
Read more ...Budget 2021: Corporation Tax up to 25%
- Wednesday, 03 March 2021
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced plans in his Budget today to raise Corporation Tax from 19% to 25% from 2023.
Read more ...Brown Shipley promotes Chartered Planner to senior role
- Wednesday, 03 March 2021
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Private bank and Financial Planning firm Brown Shipley has promoted Rebecca Williams to head of wealth planning with immediate effect.
Read more ...Fintech buys cashflow modeller Voyant for £104m
- Wednesday, 03 March 2021
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US wealth management fintech AssetMark Financial Holdings has acquired cashflow modelling software firm Voyant in a £104m deal.
Read more ...Tilney Smith & Williamson buys £450m AUI Financial Planner
- Wednesday, 03 March 2021
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Wealth manager Tilney Smith & Williamson has acquired Surrey Financial Planner HFS Milbourne which has approximately £450m of client assets under influence.
Read more ...Chancellor set to deliver Budget at lunchtime
- Wednesday, 03 March 2021
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to make protecting jobs and business - and boosting recovery chances - core elements of his Budget set to be announced in the House of Commons at 12.30 pm today.
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