The cost of landlord insurance for a small office building in a quiet suburb could look very different from a mixed-use property downtown. There’s no single price tag for landlord insurance costs because of the numerous factors insurers use to calculate a policy premium based on your rental property’s specific age, construction, location and level
Colin Read, financial services regulatory expert at Pinsent Masons, was commenting after the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published parallel consultation papers on a new, bespoke regulatory framework for captive insurance in the UK. Captive insurance is a method of self-(re)insurance and risk management that gives businesses greater control over
Milestone follows 1.42% in average annual tax savings delivered in 2025, as advisors seek scalable tax overlay technology and more personalized advice CONCORD, Calif., July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AssetMark, a leading wealth management platform for independent financial advisors, today announced that assets actively tax-managed through its Tax Management Services (TMS) have surpassed $10
Hundreds of savers have been hit with £100,000 tax bills after cashing in their pensions in anticipation of Rachel Reeves’s raid on unspent pots. Nearly 400 taxpayers shelled out at least £98,700 to HMRC after emptying pension pots worth at least £250,000 between October 2024 and March 2025. This was a third more savers than
Moneysupermarket has launched an investment platform offering investments from £1. Investments by Moneysupermarket is powered by Seccl and includes zero trading fees alongside a 0.34 per cent annual platform fee. Customers can choose from 40 funds and ETFs and can invest through a stocks-and-shares Isa or general investment account. Lis Barton, chief customer officer at
Mumbai: Veriqus Group, an integrated wealth and asset management platform serving high net worth individuals, family offices, entrepreneurs and institutions, has raised about ₹387 crore in a funding round led by Norwest Venture Partners, the company said in a statement on Monday. “India’s wealth management industry is at an inflection point, driven by rapid wealth
The PRS Database stopped being an abstraction this summer. The government has been beta-testing its “Register your rental property” service with real landlords, who registered actual properties and were issued a Landlord Registration Number and a Property Registration Number. The shape of the live system is now reasonably clear, and the rollout is planned to
If you wanted to save some money by learning how to check your home for air leaks, poor insulation, and power-hungry lightbulbs, the Energy Department website was ready to help. And if you needed an expert, the site guided you to another page for help lining up a professional energy assessment, a well-established first step
Charles Lew is the owner of The Lew Firm, & LA Small Business Commissioner. Charles writes & speaks on the confluence of AI and the Law. Back in 2020, I wrote a piece for Forbes called “In A Digital World, Your Most Valuable Property Is Intellectual.” I opened with a question. How do you protect
Cash has had a better run in recent years. But with the path of interest rates still uncertain, and ISA rules changing from April 2027, savers are keeping a closer eye on where their money sits. For some people, a Cash ISA or savings account will still be the right fit. Others may want a