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MoneySuperMarket enters investment platform market
MoneySuperMarket has entered the investment platform market with the launch of a direct-to-consumer proposition.
The new platform, Investments by MoneySuperMarket, offers customers access to Stocks and Shares Isas and general investment accounts from as little as 1.
Available through the firm’s app, it charges a 0.34% annual platform fee with no trading fees.
HMRC whistleblower scheme could apply to 1,200 tax cases a year
Around 1,200 HM Revenue & Customs investigations each year could qualify for enhanced payments under its new whistleblower reward scheme, according to Pinsent Masons.
Data provided by HMRC to the law firm showed that more than 1,200 investigations last year recovered enough unpaid tax to potentially meet the criteria for the Strengthened Reward Scheme.
Dan Marsh: My half-Christmas wish list for our next chancellor
My friends and I used to celebrate ‘half-Christmas’ every June, writes Dan Marsh, CEO of Octopus Money.
Anyone looking in may have thought we were pretty strange eating turkey in summer with seasonal hats and jumpers on, but I always loved it.
I wonder how our new chancellor might reflect on their own department’s half-Christmas moment, particularly in light of recent Isa changes.
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