Volatility and Long-term investors
Posted by Andrew_Smith on Friday 25th of March 2022
As the conflict in Ukraine escalates and Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine major stock markets have fallen dramatically. But what does this mean for your investments?
Stories about stock market falls are guaranteed to make headlines like the financial crisis of 2008 and the stock market lows of March 2009. And for many they are still fresh memories but it’s worth noting that an investment then in global stocks would have grown more than twofold a decade down the line*.
That might be an extreme example with those kinds of returns nev...
Spring Statement 2022
Posted by Andrew_Smith on Thursday 24th of March 2022
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, delivered his 2022 Spring Statement on 23 March, confirming implementation of the politically contentious 1.25 percentage-point rise in most National Insurance contributions, though with revised thresholds to mitigate the impact. He declared that his overall plan "builds a stronger, more secure economy for the United Kingdom.” The fiscal update included a number of specific measures and a new ‘Tax Plan’ which the Chancellor said would help families with the cost-of-living squeeze. Mr Sunak said, “Peo...
Omnis Investments: Feb 2022 | Geopolitics in focus.
Posted by Andrew_Smith on Tuesday 1st of March 2022
National Insurance Set to Rise in April 2022
Posted by Andrew_Smith on Thursday 3rd of February 2022
National Insurance contributions are set to increase by 1.25% in April this year, as part of the government’s plans to fund the health and social care sector in the UK.
The rise comes after the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the health and social care sector which has resulted in a substantial backlog. Therefore, to tackle this, the government has introduced the increase to be able to fund a catch-up programme to get the NHS back on track.
When will the increase in contributions occur?
From 6th April 2022 to 6th April 2023, national ins...