A Partial Victory

I laughed when I read the following article http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/politics/government-u-turn-on-pasty-and-caravan-taxes/1052150.article Even charging 5% VAT on static caravans will damage a British manufacturing success story. I hope the media keeps up the...

Today’s Blog

I am excited about the long term positive benefits of the National Employment Savings Trust. If you are an employer this will come into effect for your business at some point in the future. Why not take advantage of Wexdon’s offer of a free initial appointment to see...

Another Observation On Investing in China

Anthony Bolton was a favourite amongst Independent Financial Advisors when he ran the Fidelity Special Situations Fund. His latest venture’s results at Fidelity’s China Special Situations Investment Trust have not been so impressive....

Today’s Blog

I would really like to find out how large the percentage of Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) cases heard by the FOS are made against Independent Financial Advisors and the percentage of cases where the FOS has ruled against Independent Financial Advisors compared...

HMRC’s Powers

The following article is a chilling read http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/regulation/treasury-eyes-adviser-role-in-tax-avoidance-crackdown/1055077.article . The powers HMRC are trying to grab are far too intrusive. I would suggest the Government spend more time draft...

If You Do Not Understand It Do Not Proceed

As a tax payer I am furious following my reading of this article http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/mortgages/rbs-sets-aside-435m-for-misselling-claims-and-tech-failure/1055754.article Every time RBS is fined it means that there will be less profits to pay back the...