Personal Finance News

Richard Theo, co-founder and CEO of Wealthify, has been appointed as the government’s new fintech envoy for Wales.

Swansea Building Society celebrated reaching several landmarks in 2017. It made its highest ever pre-tax profit, highest level of total assets and reached a new high in its mortgage balances in 2017 – an achievement it attributed to its face-to-face business model and expanding network of branches.

Independent financial services consultancy, Quantum Advisory, is marking ten years since launching ‘adapt’, a revolutionary form of capped income drawdown available to members of its occupational defined contribution (DC) schemes.

Scott Edmunds from UK-wide pensions expert Quantum Advisory, has taken a look back at the year so far in the investment market and what may be in store for the remaining 8 months.

As Council Tax bills drop through the letterboxes of homes across Wales, thousands of households could be missing out on reductions they are entitled to.

Bridgend County Borough Council has agreed to support young people leaving care by making them exempt from having to pay any council tax until they are 25 years old.

Cardiff-based mortgage rate-switching company, RateSwitch, has gained significant investment after being named the winner of the This Is Money’s Great British Entrepreneur Challenge. 

New research from Compare My Move shows that the introduction of the Land Transaction Tax in Wales will save the average homebuyer £560.

The ongoing dispute between the University and College Union (UCU) and Universities UK (UUK) over the UUK’s proposal to end defined benefits in the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), this week saw members reject a possible deal and continue with strike action.

Today (Tuesday, 13th March 2018), Chancellor Philip Hammond has unveiled upgraded growth plans and forecasts in his Spring Statement.