Celebrating our 25th anniversary This November will see us celebrate a special milestone as it is exactly 25 years since Phillip Bates & Co Financial Services opened for business. Many of our clients have been with us for much or all that time while, for others, we have started acting for you in more recent […]
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak came in for a fair bit of criticism at the weekend for telling the British public to “hold our nerve, stick to the plan and we will get through this”. The PM’s interview with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg followed the announcement by the Bank of England that it was raising its […]
Recent stories in the press have raised concerns about pension planning or, rather, the lack of it. The Institute for Fiscal Studies has launched a wide-ranging review of the pension system, looking at whether people are saving enough and if more support is needed for people to use their funds appropriately. The Pensions Review is […]
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The decision by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to abolish the lifetime allowance on pension pots is an important one. Within a few minutes of the Chancellor sitting down after his Budget speech, we received several enquiries from clients wanting to know the implications of the announcement. The lifetime allowance limit was first introduced by Chancellor Gordon […]
We hope your 2023 has got off to a good start. The early data suggests that the economic situation continues to look brighter than it did for much of last year. The UK inflation rate eased in December from 10.7% to 10.5% with lower prices for petrol and clothing pushing down the headline rate. While […]
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Newsletter – September 2023
/0 Comments/in News /by EdwardLambCelebrating our 25th anniversary This November will see us celebrate a special milestone as it is exactly 25 years since Phillip Bates & Co Financial Services opened for business. Many of our clients have been with us for much or all that time while, for others, we have started acting for you in more recent […]
Sticky inflation highlights importance of long-term approach
/0 Comments/in News /by EdwardLambPrime Minister Rishi Sunak came in for a fair bit of criticism at the weekend for telling the British public to “hold our nerve, stick to the plan and we will get through this”. The PM’s interview with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg followed the announcement by the Bank of England that it was raising its […]
Pensions: Importance of planning for the future
/0 Comments/in News /by EdwardLambRecent stories in the press have raised concerns about pension planning or, rather, the lack of it. The Institute for Fiscal Studies has launched a wide-ranging review of the pension system, looking at whether people are saving enough and if more support is needed for people to use their funds appropriately. The Pensions Review is […]
Budget 2023: Lifetime pension allowance scrapped
/0 Comments/in News /by EdwardLambThe decision by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to abolish the lifetime allowance on pension pots is an important one. Within a few minutes of the Chancellor sitting down after his Budget speech, we received several enquiries from clients wanting to know the implications of the announcement. The lifetime allowance limit was first introduced by Chancellor Gordon […]
Economic outlook brighter at start of 2023
/0 Comments/in News /by EdwardLambWe hope your 2023 has got off to a good start. The early data suggests that the economic situation continues to look brighter than it did for much of last year. The UK inflation rate eased in December from 10.7% to 10.5% with lower prices for petrol and clothing pushing down the headline rate. While […]