Jen Frost

A raft of possible tax and pensions announcements and changes could be included in the Labour government's 30 October Autumn Budget.

Advisers must work to protect already vulnerable clients from scams, while acknowledging that a fraud event can make any customer vulnerable “in an instant”, attendees at a conference heard.

Self-invested personal pension (SIPP) operator PSG SIPP entered administration on 25 October, according to a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) update.

Professional Adviser Editor Jen Frost on advice’s big Budget opportunity.

Labour has moved forwards with an employers' National Insurance (NI) hike of 1.2% in the Autumn Budget, with the threshold lowered and changes to employment allowance.

Go-live date of 1 January 2025 confirmed in Autumn Budget.

Labour has moved forwards with an employers' National Insurance (NI) hike of 1.2% in the Autumn Budget, with the threshold lowered and changes to employment allowance.

The Budget announcement that inheritance tax (IHT) will apply on pensions from 2027 could make annuities more popular, a retirement specialist has predicted.

Brooks Macdonald has bought Cardiff-based financial planning business CST Wealth Management (CST).

The government’s move to hike capital gains tax (CGT) rates in last Wednesday’s Budget (30 October) may have been more effective had it waited to bring in changes from the next tax year rather than immediately, a tax expert has said.