GreenPath Announces 2015 Personal Finance Library Programs

Four industry experts give their opinion on growth finance for start-ups, scale-ups and investors.

Over £20 billion of high net worth individuals’ investable wealth could be passed on to their loved ones every year, but as many as 80% of wealth manager’s don’t have an existing relationship with these beneficiaries. Digitisation is key to addressing this challenge.

If there’s one thing in life that everyone needs to have, it’s financial security. Financial security is when you finally are able to reach such a level of stability in your finances where you can live comfortably without much to worry about.

Understanding and Using a Capital Gains Tax Calculator for Property Sales The process of selling property is often fraught with numerous financial and regulatory considerations, one of the most significant being the assessment and payment of capital gains tax (CGT). This tax is applied to the profit realized from the sale of an asset that […]

London has been ranked as the most expensive city in the world, according to a new report from international real estate agent Savills.

SCM Direct is an innovative online investment manager offering clients direct low cost to high-end wealth management that is smart, common sense and modern. First launched in 2009 as a reaction to the 2008 financial crisis SCM is based just off Sloane Square, Westminster, London. We spoke to the firm’s Founding Partner, Gina Miller, to find out more about the company and the key issues around the rising cost of risk in wealth management

New data from the British Business Bank has revealed that UK smaller companies received a record £8.8 billion of equity investment in 2020 despite the disruptive effects of both Covid and Brexit. This record growth looks set to continue in 2021, with £4.5 billion of investment reported in the first three months of the year already, while our own research at IW Capital – where we provide vital growth finance for SMEs - reveals that 16% of UK investors are looking to back startups and SMEs in 2021.

The Chancellor George Osborne today announced an end to prohibitive charges faced by people looking to access their pension pot as he outlined proposals to place a duty on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to cap excessive early exit charges for those eligible to access the pension freedoms.

Like many industries, financial services have felt the effects of uncertainty surrounding if, how and when the UK will leave the EU. There remain questions around EU regulations and how Brexit will impact financial services businesses from a regulatory perspective too. Take data protection, which was brought to attention last year with the introduction of the EU’s GDPR, and is today a big challenge for the industry.

Allied Wallet announced earlier this year that it has recently released their new “Next Gen Payment Gateway” for online payment processing.