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Market review – December 2021

I often say to clients during our review meetings that I still see the ongoing pandemic as being the main contributing factor to the performance of the investment markets at this moment in time. This was seen in November, when the new Covid-19 variant, Omicron, changed investors’ sentiment around the world. The discovery of the... Read More »

Mitigating large tax payments for beneficiary of father’s pension death benefits – case study

We helped our client, a beneficiary of their father’s pension fund, to receive these benefits in the most tax-efficient way possible, minimising the potential large amounts of income tax.   Sadly, our client passed away at the age of 79. We had previously advised them to complete a pension drawdown nomination form, and they had... Read More »

What the October 2021 Budget update means for you and your business

Robert Young, Hanover Financial Management, pensions and employee benefits specialist reflects on the latest budget update and dissects what these changes actually mean for individuals with businesses, pensions, savings and investments.   Pensions  Pensions tax relief There are two ways in which tax relief is granted on employee pension contributions, net pay and relief at source.... Read More »

Market review – November 2021

The news from the market feels like a broken record, as the main focus this month continues to be inflationary pressures around the global economies. For the last few months, talk from the central banks has focused on the high inflationary figures are temporary, and how they will decrease as we enter 2022. However, there... Read More »

Relevant life policy

What is it? The aim of the policy is to provide a lump-sum benefit on the death of a single employee. This removes the need for the company to set up a registered group life scheme. The policy is designed to meet the requirements of a single-life relevant life policy under S393B (4) (b) of... Read More »

Market review – October 2021

September was a month which saw a number of different factors at play, all of which caused concerns to the investment markets. In no particular order those concerns included: ·        Rising inflation; ·        Stuttering economic growth; ·        More hawkish rhetoric from central banks; ·        Energy prices rapidly increasing; and ·        The ongoing speculation around the... Read More »