The biggest financial headlines in the last month came out of Europe, as the ECB launched its much-anticipated quantitative easing programme on 22 January. At €60 billon per month, the QE package was substantially larger than markets ...
Summary Following the Chancellor’s announcements in the budget of 19 March 2014 and subsequent statements, the Taxation of Pensions Act 2014 becomes possibly the most thorough pension reform since 1921. It puts into law ne ...
In the Autumn Statement 2014, the Chancellor announced that investment in or qualifying loans to social enterprises would attract tax relief. In this note we compare the tax relief offered with that already offered on SEISs, VCTs and ...
January is a time for taking stock. Many look back at what went well over the last year and plan ahead for success in the coming year. Resolutions for change can assist this process. However, according to research from the ...
Returns of indices are shown below: 2014 Q4 % Year 2014 % Year 2013 % Year 2012 % Equities ...