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Interest rates have been cut: here’s what you need to know

The Bank of England has voted to cut interest rates for the first time in four years, meaning the country’s official rate has fallen from...

Fri, 02/08/2024 - 11:48

Favourite funds update - August 2024

The AJ Bell Favourite funds list is designed to lighten your research load. There are thousands of funds out there – so we’ve...

Fri, 02/08/2024 - 09:30

What to do with your pension in your 60s

While lots of people in their 60s will either have retired or plan to retire imminently, this is by no means a given. Brits are...

Thu, 01/08/2024 - 13:54

Private school fees will be higher under Labour: how to plug the gap

Labour has released more details on its plans for VAT on private school fees, with schools (and parents) being hit with the higher...

Thu, 01/08/2024 - 11:53

Cash ISA glut continues into June

The Cash ISA glut has some legs left in it yet, as savers ploughed a further £3.4 billion into these tax shelters in June, according...

Wed, 31/07/2024 - 14:26

Making sense of the tech sector sell-off: why shares in Microsoft, Nvidia & other AI enablers have pulled back

Investors are increasingly nervous about the tech sector and it only takes one small bit of bad news from a major player to increase anxiety...

Wed, 31/07/2024 - 12:35

What to expect in October’s Budget following the Chancellor’s public finance update

The Chancellor has signaled to the public that tax rises are extremely likely at the Budget on 30 October, pointing to what she claims is...

Wed, 31/07/2024 - 09:59

Just a third of active fund managers outperform passives

AJ Bell’s latest Manager versus Machine report paints an alarming picture for active managers, who are struggling to beat tracker funds on performance, and...

Thu, 25/07/2024 - 16:22

Key results this week: Unilever, Lloyds, Tesla and Alphabet

This week was a busy one on the stock market, with lots of companies reporting their results. Some impressed, and some left investors underwhelmed. We...

Thu, 25/07/2024 - 15:06

Star manager down: what happens when a fund manager leaves or retires?

While the concept of ‘star managers’ may have lost some momentum in recent years, there are still plenty of funds that have key person risk....

Thu, 25/07/2024 - 11:05

How did the AJ Bell funds perform in the second quarter?

The second quarter of this year saw the majority of markets rise across the globe, but how did different markets perform and how did the...

Tue, 16/07/2024 - 15:54

Are UK equities ready for a return to favour?

From the point of view of those investors with exposure to the UK equity market, the bad news is that aggregate consensus forecasts for the...

Tue, 16/07/2024 - 09:01

How the market reaction to a new prime minister compares to history

The UK stock market barely moved the last time the country switched from a Conservative to Labour government but the opposite happened when Keir Starmer’s...

Fri, 05/07/2024 - 09:30

What will markets expect from the new UK government?

Markets were already braced for a Labour win, hence why the pound and gilt yields barely moved on the election result.

Financial markets usually give...

Fri, 05/07/2024 - 09:21

Five pensions and savings priorities for the new chancellor

With a stonking Parliamentary majority, new prime minister Keir Starmer has a serious mandate to pursue the reforms set out in Labour’s manifesto. The party...

Fri, 05/07/2024 - 09:12

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