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Cap 25% pension tax-free lump sum at £100k, says IFS

The 25 per cent tax-free lump sum should be capped at £100,000 to help make savings perks fairer, an influential thinktank said today. The controversial call c... read more

Plus500 given licence to operate in the United Arab Emirates

Plus500 shares lifted as London-listed trading platform given licence to operate in the United Arab Emirates The fintech company offers retail traders services ... read more

Cold snap sparks 44% rise in drivers breaking windscreen wipers

British motorists have suffered from the recent cold snap… quite literally. The blast of Arctic weather and sub-zero temperatures, which started in Decemb... read more

Bonhill gets $6.5m offer for InvestmentNews

Bonhill receives $6.5m offer for InvestmentNews as business media group’s asset sale progresses Unnamed US buyer has made the offer for weekly publication... read more

Steering wheel locks are flying off the shelves amid rise in thieves targeting modern, keyless cars

Steering wheel locks are flying off the shelves amid a rise in thieves targeting modern, keyless cars Motoring retailer Halfords has seen sales of security devi... read more

As shoppers face £800 rise in weekly shop cost in 2023, when will food prices go down?

The price of everything has rocketed since the start of last year, with the consumer price index rate of inflation peaking at 11.1 per cent in October. It is we... read more

Selling a home off market is on the rise but is it wise?

Roughly one in 10 Britons sold their home off-market in the final three months of last year – the highest level recorded since 2015, according to Hamptons... read more

London motorists stung with 400,000 fines for driving near schools

London motorists stung with 400,000 ‘School Streets’ fines last year: We reveal where most penalties were dished out at peak school run times There ... read more

Pension firm failed to pay my mum £52k – then taxman took £17k

Help! Pension firm failed to pay my mum with dementia £52k over four years – now HMRC has taken £17k in higher rate tax: Steve Webb replies By Steve Web... read more

MPs criticise ‘flawed’ plans to reimburse scam victims

MPs slam ‘fundamentally flawed’ plans to hand responsibility for reimbursing scam victims to banking industry body By John-Paul Ford Rojas For The D... read more

Loan sharks fear as lenders flee High Street

Loan sharks fear as lenders flee High Street: ‘Bank of Dave’ boss warns the vulnerable are at risk Dave Fishwick: Banks are still leaving borrowers ... read more

Survey suggests work from home ‘raises fraud risk’

Survey suggests working from home is putting businesses at greater risk of fraud By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 5 February 2023... read more

Airline giants Lufthansa and Air France-KLM circle collapsed Flybe

Lufthansa and Air France-KLM in talks to buy Flybe out of administration after it went bust for second time in three year By Daily Mail City & Finance Repor... read more

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Bankers still not forgiven 15 years after financial crisis

Bankers still not forgiven 15 years after financial crisis, says RUTH SUNDERLAND: Next disaster may strike before they have fully recovered Banks have lost thei... read more

Is Bitcoin Slowly Replacing Gold?

The fact that many people today prefer to Buy Bitcoin (BTC) with leverage rather than accumulating real gold has led many to suppose that Bitcoin is now slowly ... read more

TV presenter Clare Nasir talks to ME & MY MONEY

Teamwork: Clare Nasir with DJ husband Chris Hawkins The best money decision the meteorologist and TV presenter Clare Nasir ever made was marrying the BBC radio ... read more

Sonia’s £196,000 bill is fiction… but big death tax grab is REAL for millions

Inheritance tax divides opinion. Some believe it should be abolished because it is a form of double taxation. Others argue it is only paid by the rich who can a... read more

FTF MARTIN CURRIE UK SMALLER COMPANIES FUND: ‘Great time to buy’

FTF MARTIN CURRIE UK SMALLER COMPANIES FUND: Shares in UK small firms are so low, ‘it’s a great time to buy’ By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mai... read more

RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: Premiums go down as well as up

RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: Insurance premiums go DOWN as well as up… just ask our reader Jean, who got a surprise when her renewal arrived By Rachel Rickard S... read more

Suit you? My ready-made investment portfolios for beginners

Investing can feel easier once you get into the swing; the difficult bit is knowing where to start: Suit you? Ready-made portfolios for beginners By Holly Macka... read more

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Access to cash for all is a right – MPs should uphold it

Access to cash on the high street remains under threat as bank branches and cash machines are shut in droves. Despite the fact we’ve hardly made a scratch... read more

Never even heard of QR jacking? It’s a cynical new ruse to steal YOUR cash

The UK is set for an unwelcome barrage of new scams as fraudsters exploit QR code technology to steal from unsuspecting victims.  The codes are the latest weap... read more

Nick Candy sues fallen star of tech boom for lies

One of Britain’s best known property tycoons, Nick Candy, has accused a former business partner and fallen star of the dotcom boom of fraud. The billionai... read more

Third of over-55s say retirement has been derailed

More than one in three workers aged 55 or older say current economic climate has derailed their finances and millions are ditching retirement plans By Toby Waln... read more