One in four (25%) of UK adults plan to give their assets away while they are still alive, according to a new survey. The survey found a growing trend for lifetime giving with 42% of adults saying that they intend to make significant lifetime gifts to their families, often to avoid IHT. Just under half […]
The XPS Pension Transfer Watch Index for September has revealed that pension transfer activity plummeted at the same time as scam alerts surged – with 62% of pension transfers highlighted as potential scams. The company said that activity in the Defined Benefit (DB) transfer market fell to a “record low” in September, according to the […]
Starbucks named finance executive Mellody Hobson to lead its board as chair, making her one of the highest-profile Black directors in corporate America. Hobson, co-chief executive officer of Ariel Investments, replaces Myron Ullman, who’s retiring. The transition will occur in March. Ullman was named chair and Hobson vice chair in 2018 when long-time Starbucks leader […]
