The Brexit-induced decline in the value of the pound has brought some good news for investors. "The Brexit vote has completely changed the picture for dividends this year and beyond." So said Capita, one of the UK's main share registrars in its second quarter Dividend Monitor. In the first quarter edition, Capita had forecast a…
Read moreMonth: August 2016
July saw several major property funds suspend dealings. One of the unexpected outcomes of the UK's vote to leave the European Union on 23 June has been that at least eight property funds have suspended dealings, meaning that investors cannot cash in their holdings. Some other funds have applied large discounts to prices for those…
Read moreThe UK now has a new Prime Minister and a new Chancellor, but will tax policy change? If you went on an overseas holiday in the second week of July, you left the UK with David Cameron as Prime Minister and George Osborne as Chancellor, but by your return the country was in the hands…
Read moreThe Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) is writing to over 100,000 people with bad news about their state pension. The new single-tier state pension was launched in April of this year, but the way in which it was introduced has drawn much criticism. The heavy emphasis given in DWP publicity to the flat amount…
Read moreThe Royal Mint is offering gold bars to Self invested pension investors. The rules on what investments can be held within a self-invested personal pension (SIPP) are simple: you can choose anything. However - and it is a very significant however - certain assets, such as art and residential property, are classed as "taxable property"…
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