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Government changes to childcare support – industry reaction
Commenting on the government’s decision to take childcare support for working parents out of the hands of employers Iain McMath, the CEO of Soxedo Benefits and Rewards Services, said: "It is great news...
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2014 Budget Shows Support For UK Businesses, But More Can Be Done
Centring on positive forecasts for growth, unemployment and the budget deficit as predicted by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), the Chancellor introduced his Budget Release speech by...
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Budget 2014: PAIFs, pensions and planning signal UK real estate investment boost
Budget announcements on tax, pensions and planning that could unlock significant investment in UK real estate have been welcomed by the British Property Federation (BPF). A big win for the BPF was the...
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The Big Deal: Freezing Carbon Floor Price Won't Help Consumers As Big Six...
Will Hodson, co-founder of group switching organisation The Big Deal, responded sceptically to the freezing of the Carbon Floor Price in the Budget questioning whether energy companies would pass on...
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Savers say they will be better off thanks to Budget
A new poll from discount broker Willis Owen shows that the majority of savers think they will be better off due to measures announced in last week’s Budget. Over half of Willis Owen’s customers (59.8%)...
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Budget’s focus on savers comes at the right time, says Lloyds Bank
• The Lloyds Bank Spending Power Report measure of consumer sentiment reaches 130 points in February, the highest level since the survey began in November 2010. • Essential spending growth eases,...
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Budget could trigger a surge in numbers of working-age British expats
Last week’s budget could prompt a growing number of successful, working-age Britons to consider a move overseas, affirms the chief executive of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory...
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Peer to peer lending will pull savers back from the brink
Budget boost from Chancellor helps to incentivise lenders‘ market Peer to peer (P2P) lending will be the vehicle that pulls saving back from the brink of extinction, thanks to a recent boost from...
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Retiring abroad? Currency exchange is key
Pensions are in the news spotlight again following Chancellor George Osborne’s recent Budget 2014 speech – namely that all tax restrictions on access to pensions pots are to be removed, and that there...
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Surge in civil servants looking to move pensions overseas following Budget
A growing number of Britain’s civil servants are now urgently seeking advice on transferring their pensions out of the UK, ahead of a proposed ban announced in this year’s Budget that may stop them...
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Is it still a good time to invest in buy-to-let?
Some commentators predicted that the budget announcement on 19 March 2014 would be a fairly low-key one. By now, most of us are aware of how wrong they were. The most controversial and...
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Three out of Four Annuity Clients 'Proceed Post-Budget'
Market shows signs of stabilising with continuing interest in lifetime annuities Key Retirement Solutions highlights need for simplified advice Around three out of four annuity clients are proceeding...
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