Amidst market volatility, high inflation and rising interest rates, uncertainty is rife amongst investors in the UK. The challenging economic situation has had a direct impact on investor behaviour, with many seeking expert investment management. The Schroders Global Investor Survey 2022 has been released this week, with some interesting findings about how people are navigating these troubled economic conditions.
The Christmas period has a significant environmental footprint, but here at Path Financial, we’re all very keen for greener Christmas that doesn’t cost the earth. So, we’ve gathered some eco-friendly Christmas tips to help you to be more sustainable this festive season.
As we approach the end of the year and the dust settles on Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn statement, now is a good time for some financial planning. It might be a busy time, but it’s worth taking the time to reflect on the past year, consider how the changes from the Autumn budget could affect you, and do some pre-planning so you know what to focus on in the year ahead.
We are proud to have joined Tech Zero, a climate action group of over 300 companies, committed to fighting the climate crisis. Led by Tech Nation, the idea is for companies to join forces to accelerate progress to net zero. We join others such as Citymapper, the MoneySupermarket Group and Revolut in signing up to this initiative.
This week, non-profit network B Lab announced a new milestone – there is now a community of over 1000 B Corps in Europe. That’s 1000 companies who taking collective action to address society’s most critical challenges, working together to create an inclusive, equitable and regenerative economy.
Greenwashing has dented consumer confidence and trust. Worst of all, it has misled clients at this time of existential crisis, when they need to be able to confidently invest in line with their values. It is a topic that has been the subject of much debate in the financial industry, and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has now published its Sustainability Disclosure Requirement (SDR) and Investment Labels consultation paper.
COP27 is under way in Egypt, with world leaders coming together to accelerate efforts to confront the climate crisis. Last year’s conference saw a number of pension funds and asset managers committing to net-zero emissions targets by 2050, or even sooner. 12 months on from COP26, how much progress has been made?
As a business, we want to help to revolutionise savings and help give power to people who care about making a difference – not just for themselves and their loved ones, but for the global community too. That’s why we’re taking part in this week’s Ethical Consumer Week.
We, at Path, want to help people with their money as much as we can. So, this week we went out to the national media with a story about something that’s rather unknown among the general population: claiming tax relief from someone else paying into your pension.
The political drama continues, with media headlines dominated by government chaos and economic uncertainty. Now newly appointed chancellor Jeremy Hunt has unveiled a raft of changes to ex-chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget, in an effort to rebuild investor confidence and repair the damage to the economy. What changes has he made, and what does they mean for you and your finances? Here, we outline some of the key announcements around taxes, pensions, savings and investments.
