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1 month ago | ftadviser.com | Tom Selby |AJ Bell |Robin Fieth |Holly Mackay

Isas have been a useful saving strategy for millions of people. For 26 years, since their introduction in 1999, Isas have given people the opportunity to save every tax year, a benefit to which many Britons have subscribed. Recent data from HM Revenue & Customs has said the value of tax relief provided to cash Isa savers rose from £70mn in 2021/22 to £2.1bn in 2023/24.

1 month ago | ftadviser.com | Mike Ambery |Tom Selby |AJ Bell

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver her Spring Statement this week and tax thresholds have been placed firmly on the agenda, while large changes to pension are unlikely to appear. Some experts predicted the government could continue to tax by ‘stealth’ by extending the freeze on income tax thresholds beyond 2028. Back in October, Reeves said she would end the freeze of the thresholds - introduced by the previous Conservative government - and raise them in line with inflation from 2028.

Dec 5, 2024 | ftadviser.com | Russ Mould |AJ Bell

Those investors not taking time away from their screens in the warmer months of the year may well vividly remember the sharp falls for US equities, and especially for big tech in the US, in July and early August. What caused the sell-off? Explaining market sentiment is never straightforward, but fears of a recession in the world’s biggest economy certainly seemed to have played a role.

Nov 14, 2024 | ftadviser.com | Tom Selby |AJ Bell

Rachel Reeves is set to unveil plans to merge local government pension scheme assets and consolidate defined contribution schemes into ‘megafunds’. In an attempt to unlock £80bn of investment for infrastructure projects and businesses of the future, Reeves will announce some of the biggest set of pension reforms in decades in her Mansion House speech this evening.

Oct 28, 2024 | speedinet.co.za | Sherrill Byrne |AJ Bell |Meta Platforms |Russ Mould

Nvidia overtakes Apple as world’s most valuable company by Speedinet | Oct 28, 2024 | AJ Bell, Apple, Google, Investment, Meta, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, News, Nvidia, Russ Mould, Sections | Nvidia dethroned Apple as the world’s most valuable company on Friday for the second time this year.