Author Archives: Emma

The flat-rate state pension will increase by 10.1% to £203.85 per week (up from the previous £185.15 per week) from 6 April 2023. This equates to just over £10,600 per year or £880 per month. After some speculation, the UK Government committed to maintaining the “triple lock”, meaning the September Read the full article…

The 2022 investment environment has been dominated by surging inflation, tightening monetary policy and faltering economic growth, against a backdrop of geopolitical uncertainty and energy insecurity. It has been a torrid year for stock markets. In the US, the S&P500 has dipped by over 20% year to date, while the Read the full article…

The Autumn Statement was delivered by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt on 17 November 2022. The Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) confirmed that the UK is currently in recession (defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth). The OBR also forecasts that the UK economy will shrink by 1.4% in 2023, with Read the full article…

As the Conservative Party appoint their fifth leader – and UK Prime Minister – since the Brexit vote in June 2016, the hope is that Rishi Sunak can now stabilise the UK economy, left in a decidedly precarious position by his predecessor Liz Truss. The tax cuts announced in the Read the full article…