No further pension raid in otherwise lacklustre budget
Pensions and the annual allowance were given stays of execution but no-deal Brexit could prompt rethink
Macro News
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Budget liquidity boost for EIS and VCTs could hit pension savers
DC schemes could be forced to allocate to UK start-ups
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What investors would most like to see from the Budget
From IHT reform to slashing the number of ISAs investors discuss their wishlists ahead of the Chancellor’s Autumn budget
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Chancellor can boost NHS without raising taxes, says thinktank
UK’s Centre for Economics and Business Research says deficit would continue to fall, albeit more slowly
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Bundled share classes see ‘modest fee trimming’ post-RDR
Legacy assets in certain active fixed income funds have seen fees rise 20%
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Investors lose patience over slavery in supply chains
Proceeds from slavery reached $150bn in 2016
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Baillie Gifford trusts hammered by market sell-off
Tech-heavy Scottish Mortgage sees 16% wiped off its market cap
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Global stock market sell-off hits UK shares
FTSE 100 sheds 1.58% as investors fret over US-China trade war and rising rates
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More Italian bond turmoil around corner, warn analysts
Italy’s government backtracked on spending plans following a negative reaction, but further EU clashes expected
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Ethical funds could defuse pensions ‘time bomb’
Gender pension gap is 40% for some generations
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Sterling now more vulnerable to Brexit, warns economist
Shift from foreign direct investment to short-term bank loans leaves currency at risk if no deal
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PA Brexit debate: UK will be ‘divided for a generation’
Iain Duncan Smith and Digby Jones talk Boris Johnson and a second referendum at this year’s PA Autumn Congress