Autumn Budget 2024: Ten key takeaways
Autumn Budget brings changes to capital gains tax, employer’s National Insurance and debt policy restructure
Macro News
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Autumn Budget 2024: Chancellor extends IHT threshold freeze to 2030
Reeves also announced a new 20% IHT rate on AIM-traded shares
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Autumn Budget 2024: Minimum wage increases 6.7% to £12.21 an hour
Pro-worker policies announced by the Rachel Reeves today could be ‘a burden on business’, industry warns
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Autumn Budget 2024: AIM company fears ‘overblown’ as 20% inheritance tax applied to junior market
London’s alternative investment market now only sees a 50% relief from IHT applied to its constituents
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Autumn Budget 2024: Reeves restructures debt, with borrowing spending focused on investment projects
Changes measure to percentage of GDP
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Autumn Budget 2024: National Insurance for employers increased to 15%
Reeves lowered the earnings threshold to £5,000, giving the government an extra £25bn in tax revenue
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Autumn Budget 2024: Income tax threshold freeze to end in 2028
Rachel Reeves had been expected to extend the freeze on income tax thresholds
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Autumn Budget 2024: Capital gains tax hiked to 24% in ‘blow for investors’
Higher rate of CGT has increased to 24%, while lower rate has risen to 18%
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Japan election uncertainty prompts carry trade concerns
Prime minister Shigeru Ishiba’s coalition lost its majority in snap election
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Weekly Outlook: BP and Intel Q3 results
Key events for wealth managers in the week starting 28 October
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Autumn Budget: What do investors want to see? And what would they rather avoid…
Changes to capital gains tax, tax-free caps on pensions, and inheritance tax could be ‘incredibly disruptive’
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Morningstar: Thematic fund assets double in past five years despite volatility
In 2024, fund closures outpace launches