Author: Danielle

Across the past couple of years, pensions have claimed a strikingly big slice of the money headlines. Tax reform, pre-Budget rumour and the forthcoming inheritance tax regime have, between them, prompted savers to look hard at money which, for many, had merely sat there undisturbed. The upshot, apparently, is a change in behaviour. Financial Conduct Authority data, relayed by the Financial Times, record £22 billion of tax-free pension withdrawals in 2025-26. In 2023-24 the comparable total stood at £11.2 billion, so across those two years almost £40 billion has come out free of tax. Those sums could be explained in…

Istanbul, Türkiye – For its 31st edition, Eurasia Packaging Istanbul, counted among the packaging sector’s foremost commercial meeting grounds throughout the Eurasian region, comes back to Tüyap Fair and Congress Center on 13 to 16 October 2026. Reed Tüyap Fairs Inc. runs the show jointly with the Turkish Packaging Manufacturers Association (ASD) plus further sector bodies, with backing from the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Trade, and the gathering will assemble technology suppliers, packaging producers, investors, purchasers and professionals drawn from both Türkiye and markets abroad. Packaging goods, manufacturing technologies, processing answers, printing and converting will all fall within the…

Tüyap brings Plast Eurasia to Istanbul for its 35th outing this December. Plastics machinery, raw materials and production technologies are to sit under one roof, as organisers step up their drive to draw trade buyers from leading European markets ahead of opening day. İstanbul – Plast Eurasia opens its doors 2-5 December 2026 at Tüyap Fair and Congress Center in Istanbul. Tüyap Fairs and Exhibitions Organization Inc. is behind the event, working in cooperation with PAGEV and with backing from the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Trade. Buying professionals, distributors, producers of raw materials, technology suppliers and manufacturers will convene…

Support that carries on after a loan is agreed can help borrowers make sense of the options open to them, cope when their personal circumstances shift and manage their loan from the first instalment until it is fully repaid. Borrowing is often seen as finished once an application has been accepted and the funds are in the borrower’s account, and before then applicants may depend on the lender’s support team for guidance on eligibility, the steps involved in applying, what the loan terms are or which documents are needed. That support, however, does not lose its importance simply because the…

Sends was represented by chief executive Alona Shevtsova, who lined up with senior banking and payments leaders at this year’s Middle East Banking Innovation Summit to examine how real-time payments, digital wallets and cross-border infrastructure are developing. The Middle East Banking Innovation Summit returned for its 17th edition on 17 September, with MEBIS 2026 drawing banking, fintech and technology leaders to Jumeirah Emirates Towers in Dubai. Sends chief executive Alona Shevtsova was among the industry specialists on the programme, taking a seat on the panel session “Payment Innovation in Banking: Real Time, Cross Border and Wallet Driven Evolution,” which considered…

ÜNLÜ & Co’s UK subsidiary, UNLU Securities UK Limited, has secured wider regulatory permissions from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and will trade going forward as UNLU Merchant Bank Limited. This enlarged platform will widen what the Group can do in London and reinforce ÜNLÜ & Co’s position as a bridge between Türkiye and international financial markets. LONDON – In its 30th anniversary year, ÜNLÜ & Co, the foremost investment services and asset management group in Türkiye, is beginning a fresh stage of international growth. With its regulatory permissions now widened, the Group’s UK subsidiary, UNLU Securities UK Limited, will…

Policy announcements issued by the US Federal Reserve in Washington can seem utterly remote from someone browsing property listings in Manchester, or from a borrower arranging a new deal in Bristol. Yet within a financial system this tightly woven together, choices made by Fed Chair Kevin Warsh and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) send ripples straight over the Atlantic. Should you be hoping to pin down a fixed-rate product right now, or simply wondering which direction British rates will travel next, grasping how American interest rates feed into UK mortgage lending really matters. 1. Dollar Exchange Rates and Inflation…

There was a time when ultra-prime interior design followed a familiar, high-gloss formula. A sweep of book-matched Calacatta marble in the master suite, a cluster of instantly recognisable velvet chairs in the living room, and a glittering statement chandelier over the entrance hall. It was certainly luxurious, but it was also oddly anonymous — an off-the-peg aesthetic that shouted about wealth while saying very little about the person actually living there. That era is fading. Today’s global elite are quietly stepping away from overt, showy status symbols. In their place is a growing appetite for what many design insiders now…

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, UK. July 22nd, 2026 – New July 2026 analysis from LandlordBuyer suggests Britain’s rental market remains under significant pressure, despite official figures showing that rent inflation has levelled off. Average UK private rents reached £1,388 per month in the 12 months to June 2026, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures. UK private rents increased by 3.3% year-on-year, with average rents continuing to rise across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Regular pay growth in the private sector slowed to 2.9%, marking the weakest annual increase since 2020. Earlier LandlordBuyer research found 57% of landlords selling…