October 2019 - Thomson Tyndall

Trusts – not just the preserve of the rich and famous

October 24, 2019

Today, you don’t have to be incredibly rich for your family to benefit from the creation of a trust. They can offer long-term asset protection and have a variety of uses as part of financial planning strategies. A family trust can help protect your family’s [...]

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Interesting times ahead

October 24, 2019

Recent data shows the global economy faltered in the second quarter of 2019. Policymakers have begun to respond, with the US Federal Reserve (Fed) cutting rates for the first time in a decade, but with the US-China trade dispute rumbling on and another Brexit deadline [...]

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Beware of scammers impersonating HMRC

October 24, 2019

Scammers are making threatening calls pretending to be from HMRC¹ and saying if the victim doesn’t pay out thousands of pounds immediately, they will be arrested. This is a particularly unpleasant scam, and more than 60,000 calls are reported to have been made in the [...]

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Saving £2,880 a year could provide a retirement windfall for your child

October 24, 2019

Planning ahead and starting early can really help when it comes to building up wealth for children. Current pension rules, which could change in the future, allow a parent to put up to £2,880 a year into a pension for a child. Tax relief means [...]