Autumn Budget 2024

Tax concerns hit highest levels since 2017 as UK businesses forecast Budget linked price increases

UK

Tax concerns hit highest levels since 2017 as UK businesses forecast Budget linked price increases

Tax a significant concern for 63% of firms

clock 06 January 2025 • 3 min read
UK business optimism lowest in almost two-years amid significant output decline

Companies

UK business optimism lowest in almost two-years amid significant output decline

BDO Optimism Index

clock 09 December 2024 • 2 min read
Amati Global Investors dropped from AIM VCT mandate in favour of private markets specialist Maven

VCTs/EIS

Amati Global Investors dropped from AIM VCT mandate in favour of private markets specialist Maven

Follows strategic review

clock 06 December 2024 • 3 min read
US election triggers $49bn in equity inflows while UK Budget barely moves retail market

Equities

US election triggers $49bn in equity inflows while UK Budget barely moves retail market

Lion’s share in US large cap

clock 26 November 2024 • 3 min read
AJ Bell CEO Michael Summersgill cautions chancellor over proposed pension IHT changes

Pensions

AJ Bell CEO Michael Summersgill cautions chancellor over proposed pension IHT changes

Letter from Michael Summersgill

clock 25 November 2024 • 3 min read
CBI chief warns Reeves of Budget's dent to profits and investment

UK

CBI chief warns Reeves of Budget's dent to profits and investment

Rain Newton-Smith speech

clock 25 November 2024 • 2 min read
JPMAM's Karen Ward: Political uncertainty in markets has been replaced with 'policy uncertainty'

Investment

JPMAM's Karen Ward: Political uncertainty in markets has been replaced with 'policy uncertainty'

Same number of unknowns in 2025

clock 22 November 2024 • 4 min read
UK consumer confidence ticks up in November ahead of Black Friday

UK

UK consumer confidence ticks up in November ahead of Black Friday

All five measures up

clock 22 November 2024 • 1 min read
Hargreaves Lansdown's Derren Nathan: Companies best placed to absorb NI cost pressures

Companies

Hargreaves Lansdown's Derren Nathan: Companies best placed to absorb NI cost pressures

Following Rachel Reeves' Budget

clock 21 November 2024 • 4 min read
Pridham Report: Nearly two thirds of UK's largest fund groups record weaker net retail sales in Q3

Funds

Pridham Report: Nearly two thirds of UK's largest fund groups record weaker net retail sales in Q3

Uncertainty among investors reaching a 'boiling point'

clock 20 November 2024 • 3 min read
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