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Marriage entitles you to substantial tax benefits, but some couples would rather keep quiet about tying the knot
Decision to liquidate stricken fund means investors will receive some money back, but face heavy losses
My mother left money to the wrong charity
Move to raise charges on estates of deceased from £215 up to £6,000 had been dubbed a ‘death tax’
Tantalising tax breaks attract investors but experts warn over potential volatility
Could Retirement Interest Only mortgages be an option for many older people?
Women more likely to cut their careers short to look after relatives
Changing nature of retirement to be discussed with FT’s Josephine Cumbo and Claer Barrett
The EU’s environmental agenda will be a painful transition
When my phone died I couldn’t prove that I had bought a bus ticket with Apple Pay
Money purchase annual allowance system leaves savers exposed to tax traps
Customers with the high street bank will no longer be able to withdraw money from post offices
Users often miss overambitious targets but can make significant savings in specific areas
How can campaigners and companies stem a rising tide of scams targeting the elderly?
A healthy salary does not always prevent problems, says the FT’s personal finance editor
How Salary Finance works with employers to help staff escape payday loan trap
What millennials want from their money; the battle over rules to protect US borrowers; do budgeting apps work?; the payroll platform helping workers escape the payday loan trap; stopping fraud against older people; the FT’s personal finance editor on money and emotion
After religious causes, education is the largest recipient of US philanthropic donations
FCA examining role of funds supermarket, which promoted stockpicker
Regulators should look closely at fund supermarkets’ best buy lists
Credit quality remains strong, economic indicators are steady and debt is cheap
Increased interest from buyers who had put off a purchase in the wake of the referendum
Study shows 90 per cent of family fortunes are depleted by the third generation
Backdating of proposed changes urged so doctors have an incentive to work additional shifts
New £20 notes, Budget warning, UK productivity fall
Companies analysis from our sister publication
Life sciences group has ambitious growth plans
What industry makes of proposals to stamp out practice of charging existing customers more
Up-to-date deals from banks and building societies
Up-to-date tax-efficient savings deals
Current rates from the state-owned savings bank
57 per cent of deals now offer a four-decade term
Chase for high yields is catapulting companies to once-unthinkable levels
It’s financial planning week and this year’s theme is retirement planning
Too many US workers face the prospect of spending their old age in poverty
Francesca Federico turned her teenage interest into a thriving business
Tighter rules on best practice in switching retirement schemes still divides opinion
