Nov 2, 2021 | Current Affairs
Too few pension schemes take climate-related risks and opportunities into account when devising investment strategies, according to a new report by The Pensions Regulator (TPR), which could potentially harm investment performance and leave savers worse off in...
Oct 27, 2021 | Current Affairs
Chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed a range of changes to duties on air travel, alcohol, while freezing fuel duty for the 12th consecutive year during his Autumn Budget 2021 speech. Fuel duty The future for fuel duty would have been on the minds of many watching the...
Oct 27, 2021 | Current Affairs
Chancellor Rishi Sunak will deliver his Autumn Budget speech in the House of Commons this afternoon, which is expected to be focused on restoring confidence in public finances following the COVID-19 pandemic and amid an increasing cost of living. The Autumn Budget...
Oct 26, 2021 | Current Affairs
Businesses are struggling to implement carbon-reducing solutions, with 18% reporting the cost of change is preventing them from reducing their emissions, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Of businesses that have permanently stopped trading, 37%...
Oct 22, 2021 | Current Affairs
The state pension is to increase by £290 a year (£5.50 per week) in April 2022, after the Consumer Prices Index hit 3.1% in September, the third highest pension increase since the introduction of the triple-lock. Retirees were recently told their incomes would rise...