Many major events may be being postponed because of coronavirus but the tax year will not be one of them. There are several actions many of us need to at…

In this update, JH&P’s Head of Investments, James Beck, looks at the factors driving extreme market movements and asks whether we are witnessing a short sharp shock or the start…

It used to be that couples were embarrassed to be living together unmarried. Today a growing number of couples are harbouring a deeper secret. They have furtively wed without telling…

Speculation is mounting that the Chancellor is planning to squeeze some of the generosity out of the current pensions regime by cutting high earner relief to 20%. There is a…

“Business cycles don’t die of old age, they are murdered by the Fed or some exogenous shock” – Tobias Levkovich, Chief Investment Strategist at Citigroup Twelve months ago, the market was…

This is the week when millions of Britons race to meet HMRC’s deadline for submitting their online self-assessment tax returns. On past evidence around 750,000 will not pass the finishing…

A decade ago it was a lack of liquidity that froze the world’s financial system. Last year the liquidity iceberg brought an end to Neil Woodford’s fund management venture and…

At this time of year many fund managers look into their crystal balls and make predictions for the 12 months ahead. But we encourage investors to have longer horizons. Should…

I can remember no election that left so many people worrying about tax raids on their hard-earned savings. It coincided with the festive season, when we should be thinking not…

Amid all the focus on income tax, one tax that has gone under the radar in the current election is Capital Gains Tax (CGT). Labour makes no mention of it…