As the focus shifts from blaming customers to shutting down scammers, most victims will receive automatic refunds. But is it enough?
Increasing number of people are pulling money from retirement pots early because of tax uncertainty
Millions of people have five-figure sums sitting in cash, in spite of inflation’s corrosive effects
Newly self-employed advised to check need to register as deadline looms
Lower interest rates spur rise in buyer demand in September, says Zoopla
Some companies are already planning targeted marketing
As with parenting, constraints are not enemies. Quite the opposite in fact
Servicing costs are crippling, but it’s an investment, right?
Recent headlines have prompted remote workers to ask ‘what’s the Welsh for tax break?’
The ‘dower principle’ of passing on a residence while still alive can have advantages if you’re trying to minimise IHT — but there are pitfalls
Companies often evolve through restructuring. As investors, we have to be on top of the detail
Think-tank’s report calls for revenue facility to be fairer and more growth friendly
Up-to-date deals from banks and building societies
Up-to-date tax-efficient savings deals
Current rates from the state-owned savings bank
£114mn sale of shares in the retail group
Plus: Playtech and TinyBuild — companies analysis from Investors’ Chronicle, our sister publication
There goes the neighbourhood
Analysts lay out the range of options at the chancellor’s disposal as Starmer warns of ‘decisions’ on the horizon
New mortgage deals on offer should prompt wariness
I’m afraid he will put me through economic hell
Wealth advisers report a jump in inquiries ahead of Budget on October 30
Average price now just 2% below all-time high of mid-2022
Japan’s biggest pension fund faces more pressure to deliver; self-employed workers struggle to bridge gap in retirement savings; and investors seek better means to force action on climate
Changes to GPIF’s investment policies to take on more risk have been lauded — but the country’s system is under strain
New fraud rules will see some lenders dock customers’ compensation while others waive charges
Savers with environmental and other ethical concerns now have plenty of options to vote with their money
Large variations in income and security make it hard for many to plan properly for life after work
LCP consultancy argues chancellor does not want to alienate better paid public sector staff
Placating wealthy foreigners could shift chancellor’s focus elsewhere, experts say
Government officials said no decision had been made but Reeves would not press ahead with policy that did not raise any money
Many take out the wrong kind of protection insurance, leaving them with overlapping — or inadequate — cover
Rachel Reeves had hoped to raise £1bn a year by toughening a proposed Tory crackdown on wealthy foreigners
UK financial advice firm beats competition from larger, national companies in the annual FT Adviser rankings
The number of low-price, highly speculative stocks on exchanges has exploded, harming investors
Young Indians are racking up personal loan and credit card debts
