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The slow climb of US interest rates...
The US central bank increased interest rates again in December. While the Bank of England managed just one interest rate rise in 2017, to...


The Scottish version of Income Tax unveiled
Last month saw another Budget – for Scotland, this time. The Scottish Budget in the middle of December contained potential omens for the...


Reading the Tea Leaves
Investors at year-end are inclined to reflect on the 12 months gone and muse on what the coming year might bring. Aware of this appetite...


HMRC v Airbnb
An HMRC paper promised in the Budget could be bad news if you use Airbnb. The government has set out a call for evidence relating to...


To bit, or not to bit - what should investors make of Bitcoin?
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are receiving intense media coverage, prompting many investors to wonder whether these new types of...


The quiet NIC increases
The first Budget of 2017 in March hit a serious obstacle when the Chancellor attempted to raise national insurance contributions (NICs)...


Venture Capital schemes in the Budget
The Autumn Budget included a raft of measures focused on venture capital schemes. The writing was always on the wall after a Treasury...


FYI - In the News
The real problem with university costs Writing in the Financial Times, money saving expert Martin Lewis says: “With higher inflation,...


The Buy-to-Let headline you didn't see
The Autumn Budget contained more bad news for many buy-to-let investors which went largely unnoticed. April 2018 will see the next step...


FYI - in the news
Mummies march on discrimination Becoming a mother is the ‘single most damaging thing you can do to your career’, an FT journalist was...
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