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We’re seeing a bit of stabilisation today after Friday’s disaster with European stock markets opening in the green. The FTSE 100 ticked up around 0.4 per cent and the Dax up around 1 per cent after ...
Interim figures for St James’s Place (STJ) got the thumbs up from the market on results day, as evidenced by a near-10 per cent share price gain. The market reacted to several positive outcomes, ...
These considerations aside, the performance of bank’s wealth and markets arms at the June half year could well support the current share price momentum. Global markets income rose by 47 per cent on a ...
Mittal’s Bharti Enterprises conglomerate is the ultimate owner of BT’s fellow FTSE 100 telco company Airtel Africa (AAF), a notably strong market performer in 2025. The company’s shares have risen ...
How do gifting records for married couples work? And what gifts out of income are free of tax? You asked, our experts answer ...
Our Big Read of the week looks at six different ways of pension planning. Personal finance editor Val Cipriani analyses the all-important topic of how to make your money last in your retirement.
The Monetary Policy Committee is divided. In June it voted 6-3 to keep rates on hold; in May there were five votes for a 25bps cut, two for a hold and two for a 50bps cut. Once August is done, the ...
The travails of the UK’s best-known stockpicker are well known at this point. Fundsmith Equity (GB00B41YBW71), the Terry Smith vehicle known for a decade or so of superior returns, has not managed to ...
The government’s target increasingly appears fantastical. But what does this mean for investing in the industry?
Wealth managers sell investment and financial services, typically advice around retirement, taxes and savings, as well as funds (and/or platforms) through which customers can invest their money.
Pensions inherited from people who pass away after the age of 75 will still be subject to income tax, resulting in a tax rate of 64 per cent if you have to pay both IHT and higher-rate income tax.
Unilever (ULVR) intends to shift its portfolio of products more heavily in favour of beauty and personal care following the demerger of its ice cream business later this year, new chief executive ...