by Daniella Flowers | May 12, 2022 | Lifestyle
The government is turning the financial screws on student loans and is set to claw back £2.3 billion under the guise of high inflation. These changes pose a significant, and potentially expensive, dilemma for those with student debt. ‘Fiscal drag’ is an unpleasant... by Daniella Flowers | May 5, 2022 | Investment, Lifestyle
One of the defining financial strategies of the last 13 years – quantitative easing – is about to go into reverse. The Bank of England will slowly trim its £9 trillion portfolio throughout 2022, but only time will tell when it comes to the impact on personal... 
by Daniella Flowers | Apr 26, 2022 | Lifestyle, Tax
A new wealth tax to counter the cost of the Covid-19 pandemic was the talk of the financial pages not so long ago. Now it has disappeared… or has it? By the end of 2020, as the huge cost of the Covid-19 pandemic became clear, there was much discussion about the... 
by Daniella Flowers | Apr 12, 2022 | Investment, Lifestyle
The invasion of Ukraine has shaken emotions and certainties as the world watches a growing humanitarian disaster. The reactions of global markets, which had misread President Putin’s strategy as much as many politicians, were similarly sent into crisis mode. On... 
by Daniella Flowers | Mar 31, 2022 | Pensions
The government has nearly finished its review of the next stage of State Pension Age (SPA) increases. But changes to life expectancy figures pose a significant, and potentially expensive, dilemma. A review of State Pension ages from the Department for Work and...
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