Both advisers and their clients feel financial decision-making has become harder during the past five years as political and economic uncertainty continues to dominate, research has found.
A report from HSBC Life (UK), The Three I's of Investable Capital, produced with consultancy Technical Connection, showed 69% of advisers said making investment, taxation and financial planning decisions has become "more difficult in the past five years". This was mirrored by clients, with 62% of advised clients stating that financial decision-making has become more challenging. The report blamed both political and economic turbulence as well as tax changes and market volatility. The report went on to analyse the plethora of tax changes from 2022's Autumn Statement and this year's Bud...
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