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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

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

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

The Independent UK

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

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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.

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.

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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 Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Evening Standard

Investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown agrees £5.4bn takeover

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

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

Savers urged to open inflation-beating accounts before UK interest rates fall

Savings experts say this is a ‘window of opportunity’ to lock into a savings account at a decent rate

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Tax giveaways, rent caps and childcare: what the manifestos would mean for your finances

We look at general election pledges from Labour, the Tories and the Lib Dems on tax, spending and benefits

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Hargreaves Lansdown says it will accept private equity buyout offer

Investment fund supermarket has been offered £11.40 a share by trio of international investors

The Independent UK

Key things parents should consider before giving financial help to their adult children

Thinking about giving your adult children some financial help? Here are some need-to-knows to consider first…

The Guardian - UK

How to grab a last-minute Isa before the April 5 deadline

With just days to go it’s best to act now, do your homework and don’t panic

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UK housebuilding slump eases; Treasury to regulate ESG ratings – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK

As the Isa deadline approaches, it’s time to do your homework

Savers have until April to use all of their allowance. But there’s confusion about how the tax-efficient system works and whether it is worth investing in at all

The Independent UK

NS&I to cut Premium Bonds prize rate, with fewer big money prizes

NS&I’s announcement is ‘the biggest sign yet’ that a rates bonanza enjoyed by savers is coming to an end, a finance expert said.

The Independent UK

Around 1,000 people affected by Post Office scandal face looming tax deadline

Postmasters struggling to meet the tax deadline due to late top-up payments will have any penalties or associated interest cancelled, HMRC said.

The Guardian - UK

UK pensions and tax: seven steps to make the most of your money in 2024

Check your state pension, and don’t leave your self-assessment return until the last minute

The Guardian - UK

UK house prices fall 1.8% in 2023, as FTSE 100 ends year up 3.8% – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as house prices defy fears of a crash, on the final trading day of 2023

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live: BT shares fall on Ofcom ruling, wages update boosts interest rate outlook, US inflation at 3.1%

A surprise 0.3% decline in GDP for October today fuelled the UK’s winter recession fears and appeared to push interest rate cuts a little closer on the horizon.

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