Inheritance tax receipts rise as Brits warned to ‘make plans to pass on wealth’ Economics Inheritance tax receipts have risen again as experts are warning Brits to better plan for the passing on of wealth, after the Autumn Budget changes. Fresh figures released this morning show inheritance tax receipts for between April and October of this year are £5bn, which is £500m higher than the same period last year. This [...]
Abrdn shakes up top team in turnaround push Investing Abrdn’s new chief executive Jason Windsor has revamped his leadership team today as part of efforts to breathe life into the beleaguered asset manager after years of sluggish performance. In an statement today, the vowel-stripped FTSE 250 investment house revealed it had promoted its client head, Xavier Meyer, to chief of investments, and Richard Wilson, [...]
Another investment trust bites the dust: Abrdn’s Asia Dragon set to merge Investing Abrdn’s chronically underperforming Asia Dragon trust is set to merge with Invesco’s Asia investment trust. Despite being the larger of the two trusts, the £682m Asia Dragon trust will be taken over by the £219m Invesco Asia trust, which analysts said was due to the latter’s better performance. Abrdn’s Asia Dragon launched a strategic review [...]
Investor sentiment split by age as older generation’s views sour October 25, 2024 Investor sentiment has split by age over the last six months, with young people’s confidence in investment increasing significantly as the older generation remains sceptical. While the desire to save and invest has jumped by double digits among 18-34 year olds, those aged 35-54 have increased by just a few percent, while for the oldest [...]
Abrdn shares plunge as growth at Interactive Investor fails to offset bad news October 24, 2024 Abrdn’s share price fell by more than seven per cent upon market open this morning after the company published its third quarter numbers. Investors pulled billions from Abrdn’s funds in the last quarter, although inflows into its Interactive Investor do-it-yourself (DIY) investing platform helped offset some of the losses. Overall, the company’s assets under management [...]
Inheritance tax receipts hit record high ahead of expected Budget reforms October 22, 2024 The government raked in £4.3bn from inheritance tax in the six months to September, a nine per cent rise on the same period last year, as Rachel Reeves lines up reforms to the unpopular tax in her Budget next week. According to figures released by HMRC on Tuesday, the Exchequer received £736m from inheritance tax [...]
Scrap FTSE 250 share tax to save small UK companies, says City October 17, 2024 Urgent measures like cutting stamp duty on FTSE 250 shares are needed to save smaller British companies, a group of City heavyweights have argued. In seven of the past 10 years, more listed small companies have left the UK stock market than joined it, and this trend will continue unless serious action is taken, a [...]
Abrdn: UK small companies are cheapest and best-performing stocks in the world October 14, 2024 The UK smaller companies market is both the cheapest and best performing in the world, new research from Abrdn has revealed. The analysis of Britain’s smallest listed businesses comes as speculation over the Budget have left many AIM stocks sliding, thanks to rumours of a proposed repeal of inheritance tax relief on the junior market [...]
Abrdn trust to strike £350m deal with Travelodge owner September 26, 2024 Abrdn Property Income fund is in “advanced discussions” to sell almost all of its portfolio to fund managed by Travelodge owner, Goldentree Asset Management. The £227m investment trust saw a bid from Custodian Property Income REIT voted down earlier this year, leaving the trust to begin winding down. Only 60.8 per cent of Abrdn shareholders [...]
Fidelity and Abrdn among backers of new investment platform trade body September 22, 2024 Fidelity and Abrdn are among the big names to have joined a new trade body for online financial sites as the industry faces regulatory scrutiny and a government shake-up.