FCA to allow ‘temporary flexibility’ on SDR naming and marketing rules
The Financial Conduct Authority will grant firms “temporary flexibility” in meeting the naming and marketing rules under the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements, which will take
What taxes might be raised in the Budget?
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has warned the first Budget under his new administration on 30 October is “going to be painful”. (Source: BBC
European Commission approves ten-year UK sunset clause extension for VCTs and EIS
The European Commission (EC) has given the green light to the UK’s prolongation of the Venture Capital Trust (VCT) and Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS)
‘There is no one size fits all’: Industry clamours for clarity ahead of Reeves’ ESG rating agencies bill
Pressure has begun to mount on chancellor Rachel Reeves from the sustainable investment industry ahead of the introduction of secondary legislation to regulate ESG
IHT receipts rise by £200m year-on-year in July
Inheritance tax (IHT) receipts have increased by £200m year-on-year in July, taking the amount collected in IHT to £2.8bn in the current financial year.
Onfido Acquired by Entrust in One of SEIS’s Greatest Successes
The identity verification startup Onfido has been acquired by US payments giant Entrust, with SFC Angel Network investors anticipating a 100x return from one
Budget tax changes could trigger decline in trusts
The upcoming Budget could lead to a sharp decrease in the creation of new trusts, warns Eugenia Campbell, private client director at RSM UK.
Isa rule changes have made little difference, IFAs say
According to new research, only 8% of independent financial advisers have reported an increase in clients investing in ISAs since the rules changed in
