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Junior ISAs replace Child Trust Funds from today (1 November). Maria Merricks offers a quick run-down of what advisers need to know.
Paul Kennedy, head of tax planning at Fidelity Fundsnetwork, explains how Junior ISAs should be a welcome addition to the adviser’s tax-planning armoury...
Child Trust Funds (CTFs) could solve Britain's debt problem if linked with inheritance tax (IHT) as a part of a wider, inter-generational asset strategy, experts say.
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Parents will waste £242m in tax breaks by not making full use of their Child Trust Fund (CTF) allowance this year, according to Unbiased.co.uk.
New parents should consider asking for a different kind of baby gift, and start a pension for their child, says Virgin Money.
Over £11m was placed into cash Child Trust Funds (CTFs) in April according to the latest statistics from the Building Societies Association (BSA).
How do you think the FSA would respond if a financial services firm said something was a success when it had in fact been a failure? Could this be considered misleading under the terms of financial promotion rules?
The Liberal Democrats have today released details of its pre-election themes and policy pledges which confirm it will scrap Child Trust Funds and introduce another higher rate tax bracket.
Government will look to consultations on proposals to stay its hand on reducing maximum ISA invesments.
ONE in three cash machines now charges consumers for withdrawing their own money, reports this morning’s Scotsman newspaper.
Firms should not decide against launching Child Trust Funds as the market, which is worth a minimum of £175m per year, could prove to be a good long-term commercial opportunity, says Practiv.
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