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Annuities in 2026: How They Work and Whether They’re Finally Worth It (UK)
Read more: Annuities in 2026: How They Work and Whether They’re Finally Worth It (UK)After years out in the cold, annuities are back: UK rates hit 18-year highs in 2026, letting a healthy 65-year-old turn a £100,000 pension into around £7,800 of guaranteed income for life. But an annuity is a permanent decision with real trade-offs against drawdown. Here is how annuities work in 2026, the types that matter,…
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The 22% ISA Cash Charge from April 2027: What It Means for Investment-ISA Savers
Read more: The 22% ISA Cash Charge from April 2027: What It Means for Investment-ISA SaversFrom 6 April 2027 a flat 22% charge applies to interest earned on uninvested cash held inside a stocks and shares ISA or innovative finance ISA. It closes the workaround of using an investment ISA as a tax-free cash account, and it sits alongside the £12,000 cash ISA cap as the second anti-circumvention rule in…
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UK Bond Consolidated Tape 2026: What the New Real-Time Tape Means for Investors
Read more: UK Bond Consolidated Tape 2026: What the New Real-Time Tape Means for InvestorsOn 22 June 2026 the FCA switched on the UK’s first real-time consolidated tape for bonds. Here is what it is, why it took so long, and what it changes for ordinary gilt and bond-fund investors.
