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UNCOVERED: 4 - The Untold Story

UK interest rates are falling – but it’s not too late to find deals that pay

The peak may have passed, but inflation-beating returns are still available if you’re quick. Here are the highest yielding and safest options

The Guardian - UK

Warning issued over ‘unsettling’ pension trend which could wipe out savings during retirement

There has been a 30 per cent rise in people withdrawing 6 per cent or more of their pension in a single year, analysts say

The Independent UK

FTSE 100 Live 31 October: Budget fears hit housebuilding and retail stocks, Shell beats forecasts

Housebuilding and retail stocks have fallen sharply amid the fallout from yesterday’s tax-raising Budget.

Evening Standard

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Labour increases capital gains tax in bid to raise £2.5bn

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the increase is part of ‘raising the revenue required to fund our public services’.

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GSK sales hampered by slump in demand for key vaccine

The drugmaker said sales of Arexvy fell sharply in the third quarter, but cancer and HIV treatments saw a stronger performance.

Evening Standard

Hargreaves Lansdown’s new business slows as platform prepares for 2025 takeover

Earlier in October, Hargreaves Lansdown shareholders agreed to a £5.44 billion takeover by a private equity consortium.

Evening Standard

Premium Bonds’ winning odds will worsen from December draw

NS&I said it needs to lower the rates on some of its products to help meet its net financing target.

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HSBC announces overhaul with bank split into East and West

The bank said it is simplifying operations by splitting into four key units, and geographically into East and West.

Evening Standard

What is inheritance tax and why might Reeves target it in her budget?

Some are predicting sweeping changes to the levy payable on the part of estates over £325,000

The Guardian - UK

How will the Budget affect my savings and what should I do?

Reports that pensioners could have tax breaks cut or axed have led to savers withdrawing chunks of their retirement pots ahead of the chancellor’s announcement

The Independent UK

What are employer national insurance contributions and what would raising them do?

Rachel Reeves has hinted she plans to put up the tax in the budget but some businesses have voiced concerns

The Guardian - UK

‘Many households still struggling’ as lenders report rise in mortgage defaults

A finance expert said that a Bank of England survey of lenders suggests that many households are still struggling in the current environment.

Evening Standard

Stocks and shares: where to start if you want to become an investor

From asking yourself if you could cope with losing money to researching all the practical tax implications

The Guardian - UK

Annuity sales jump amid improved rates ‘as pension savers rush for security’

Annuities sales increased by 38.7% between 2022/23 and 2023/24.

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Helping your child become a millionaire is ‘more achievable than you think’ according to financial advisors

Annual junior ISA and SIPP contributions can quickly add up, standing your children in good stead for when they're adults

The Independent UK

Nearly 100,000 people ‘clobbered’ for unauthorised Lifetime Isa withdrawals

Some finance experts have called for reforms to Lifetime Isas, which help people save for their first home or their retirement.

The Independent UK

Annual house price growth slows but rents climb at near-record rate, says ONS

Growth in house prices slowed to 2.2% in the 12 months to July, from 2.7% annually in June, according to the Office for National Statistics.

The Independent UK

Thousands of people ‘only receiving fraction of full state pension’

Royal London analysis found 149,317 people on the new state pension were receiving less than £100 a week.

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The Independent UK

£5bn in new loans handed to older mortgage borrowers in second quarter of 2024

The total value of new later-life loans was 17.5% higher than the same quarter a year earlier, UK Finance said.

The Independent UK

House prices grow steadily as ‘eye-watering’ rent increases hit

The cosyt of renting across the country jumped 8.6% in the year to July

The Guardian - UK

Hargreaves Lansdown is surrendering too cheaply to private equity

Bosses at the investment platform should have more ambition than backing the £5.4bn bid from CVC

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live 09 August: Hargreaves Lansdown backs £5.4bn bid, index higher after Wall Street rally

The takeover of Hargreaves Lansdown is today’s main City event after the investment platform backed a £5.4 billion private equity bid.

The Guardian - UK

Investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown agrees £5.4bn takeover

Big payday for founders after offer by private equity consortium that means London stock market exit

Evening Standard

Hargreaves Lansdown to leave London listing behind as it backs £5.4 billion private equity bid

FTSE 100 fund manager to end 17-year spell as a London-listed firm in deal that will take it private

The Independent UK

NS&I puts new two and five-year British Savings Bonds on sale

The two new issues, along with a rate increase for three-year bonds, give savers increased choice, NS&I said.

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