The minimum wage will rise from £10.42 to £11.44, a rise of 9.8%, per hour in April next year #JeremyHunt

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has permanently extended the tax break known as ‘full expensing’ for businesses, in the Autumn Statement today. citywire.com/wealth-manager…

Jeremy Hunt announced a £4.5bn manufacturing package, including £2.5bn for electric cars and £960m for a green industries growth accelerator. citywire.com/wealth-manager…

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has scrapped class two national insurance contributions (NICs), a move that will bring down tax bills for the self-employed. citywire.com/wealth-manager…

Jeremy Hunt has announced plans for the Pension Protection fund (PPF) to become an ‘investment vehicle’ for smaller smaller defined benefit (DB) pension schemes. citywire.com/wealth-manager…

Let's not forget that Jeremy Hunt mentioned that Tobacco duty has increased by 10%, although alcohol taxes have been frozen until 1 August.

An overhaul of ISA rules have been announced, including the inclusion of the long-term assets (LTAF) fund within ISAs, allowance of certain fractional shares, and the ability for savers to make multiple ISA subscriptions. citywire.com/wealth-manager…

The Financial Conduct Authority has told platform CEOs to immediately cease charging interest on client cash holdings where a platform fee is also charged. Shares in Hargreaves Lansdown and AJ Bell were down 9% and 9.2% before 9am this morning, as a result. Nicola Blackburn ✏️ citywire.com/wealth-manager…

Following its ‘Dear CEO’ letter, the regulator has sent an information request to wealth and broking firms, with model portfolios and charging structures among its areas of focus. citywire.com/wealth-manager…

The @DiversityProj is urging Financial Conduct Authority to monitor how often firms are using NDAs to settle claims. Will be interesting to see how the regulator responds to feedback, following its past inaction in cases like Odey AM... Citywire Wealth Manager Olivia Bybel citywire.com/wealth-manager…

The exits keep coming at Brooks Macdonald! CIO Edward Parks has left the business, after 15 years with the firm. Citywire Wealth Manager citywire.com/wealth-manager…

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‘Preying’ on client trust: FCA takes fire at bespoke services The FCA once again expresses concern over fee structures at wealth firms, as the regulator addressed the next steps for the consumer duty in a webinar at the end of last year. citywire.com/wealth-manager…

Dame Angela Eagle condemns the FCA’s requirements for reporting non-financial misconduct, emphasising that they ask too much from victims of sexual harassment.

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