Frozen tax thresholds have increased the number of Brits paying income tax at the same time as squeezing the tax-free allowances that let people make an income without paying a penny to HMRC. But the tax system can still be made to work to your advantage, if you know how to play it. An estimated
What if the biggest threat to the future of your CPA practice isn’t competition, but standing still? Processing Content An impactful shift is underway in the accounting profession, reshaping how firms grow, compete and serve their clients. As traditional mergers lose their appeal and operational pressures intensify, an alternative is gaining momentum: partnering with wealth
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A Reform UK government would consolidate local council pension schemes into a near-£500bn “sovereign wealth fund” that it claims would boost economic growth by investing in British businesses. Reform deputy leader Richard Tice said it
“That is a very, very large energy bill. I mean, you’re almost using in a month what a typical usage is in a year,” said Mr Lewis, on his Martin Lewis Podcast. The family, who live in a large home with “lots of perks”, said their bills had been extremely high for years. After a
The regulator will prioritise access to insurance, improving consumer understanding and service quality in the insurance market, it has said. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released the first of its nine regulatory priorities for the year and the work it will be undertaking. The regulator will publish reports for the mortgage sector in March,
While regulator Ofgem is expected to reduce the energy price cap by around 6–7% from April 1 – bringing the typical annual bill down to roughly £1,641 – Lewis says the real opportunity may lie in acting before then. “Should you fix now? Wait till prices come down?” he said, on his ITV1 Martin Lewis
Investing.com — has made stock trading available to all users in the United States, allowing customers to trade stocks and ETFs alongside cryptocurrency holdings 24 hours a day, five days a week with zero commission. The platform now enables users to buy, sell, and manage stocks and ETFs within the same account as their digital
The Financial Conduct Authority has signalled tougher scrutiny of insurance claims handling while promising further simplification of industry rules. The FCA set out its 2026 regulatory priorities for the insurance sector in a report published today (24 February). The regulator said improving consumer understanding, claims handling and service quality will remain its central focus this
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A Reform UK government would use the near-£500bn assets of local council pension schemes to establish a sovereign wealth fund that it claims would boost economic growth by investing in British businesses. Reform deputy leader
Coinbase (COIN) opened stock and exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading to all U.S. customers, expanding beyond digital assets as part of its plan to become an “everything exchange.” The roll-out allows users to buy and sell U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs on the same platform they use for crypto. Trading runs 24 hours a day, five days