by fpgonline | Feb 29, 2016 | Latest News & Blog
Leap years are a considered a bonus for finance ministers around the world as the extra day boosts their nation’s annual output by a sliver and so flatters their record. Leap day is an artifact that dates back to the year 46 B.C. Back then, Julius Caesar took the...
by fpgonline | Feb 23, 2016 | Latest News & Blog
Former pensions minister, Steve Webb, caused a stir at the weekend when suggesting an end to the tax-free lump sum that can be be taken from pensions may be announced in the Budget on March 16th. The comments have led to confusion, with many individuals with pension...
by fpgonline | Feb 11, 2016 | Latest News & Blog
Mortgage interest rates of around 2% could be with us until 2020, according to the former chair of the Financial Services Authority, Lord Adair Turner. Lord Turner’s prediction was made on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, in which he also commented that the bank lending...
by fpgonline | Feb 9, 2016 | Latest News & Blog
You may have read reports in the press over the past week or so that raise alarm bells regarding imminent changes to pension tax relief, which is currently one of the most generous tax breaks available to higher rate taxpayers. The reports suggest that the Chancellor...
by fpgonline | Feb 2, 2016 | Latest News & Blog
According to a recent survey, as many as 57% of taxpayers admit they have done nothing to reduce the tax they pay in the last year. The reasons behind this vary from not being aware, not understanding tax issues, or simply because they just haven’t thought about it…...
by fpgonline | Jan 27, 2016 | Latest News & Blog
2015 in Summary After several years of seemingly uninterrupted growth, 2015 was marked by increased volatility. The year got off to a good start with many markets around the world reaching record highs in April, but stocks fell dramatically in August, led by a sharp...
Click Here To Call Us Now