Beat the scammers

Investment and pension scams are becoming ever more sophisticated, from fancy fake websites to the ‘cloning’ of authorised businesses. Rule number one is always to reject unexpected offers. Rule two is that, if it looks too good to be true, it probably is. If in...

Video witnessing for wills

The Government is changing rules to allow remote witnessing of wills via video calls in England and Wales. It is already legal in Scotland, but not yet in Northern Ireland. New legislation in September 2020 will backdate the measure to 31 January 2020, but two...
Autumn 2020 | In Focus

Autumn 2020 | In Focus

With people starting to return to the office and schools and universities reopening, it appears that life is beginning to tentatively resume its usual rhythms this autumn. As the longer term effects of the lockdown become apparent, we look at some short term future...

Sharp fall for dividends

UK dividends were down more than 50% in the second quarter of 2020. The pandemic has hit the global economy hard and devasted the dividend payments of many leading UK companies. Between April and June 2020, total UK dividend payments were 57.2% lower than in the...

Summer Statement 2020

An unprecedented Summer Statement was delivered today by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak. Although the economy is starting to open up gradually after its pandemic-enforced quarantining, the chancellor’s statement is an attempt to stem the damage...
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