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26 May 2017
Satvinder Sangha

Satvinder Sangha

Satvinder Sangha After several years of providing financial and other advice to a wide-ranging client base, he was head-hunted by the private banking arm of a commercial bank to join a fast-moving and skilful financial services team. This was dedicated to offering a professional and high quality service to its varied client base which included City professionals and business owners. Their differing needs covered both corporate and individual financial planning and advice. 
After successfully building a very busy and active […]

13 Apr 2017
CJA Financial

FALLING LIVING STANDARDS

Rising prices and stagnant wage growth have resulted in the first fall in living standards in two and a half years, according to official figures. Labour market data from the Office for National Statistics showed that regular pay in the UK in February was 1.9% higher than a year earlier and is running below the 2.3% increase in prices. Despite a fresh fall in unemployment and record job vacancies, economists expect the squeeze on real inflation-adjusted wages to intensify over the […]

13 Apr 2017
CJA Financial

SPRING BUDGET 2017

In his first and last ‘Spring Budget’, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, declared a “new chapter” in the UK’s history as the country embarks on its journey to exit the European Union via Brexit. Much of the Budget’s focus was on social care and a rise in National Insurance costs for the self-employed. There was little that will significantly affect personal financial planning apart from a reduction next year in the £5,000 tax-free dividend allowance.   OBR PROJECTIONS […]

06 Jul 2012
CJA Financial

POST EU REFERENDUM

Whichever way you voted, 23 June 2016 will be remembered as a momentous day in the history of not only the UK, but also Europe and beyond. After months of uncertainty andmarketvolatility,thepeopleofthe UKvotedtoleavetheEuropeanUnion (EU) by 51.9% to 48.1%, after 43 years of membership. The decision inevitably brings some uncertainty and confusion to the markets, sterling and the political landscape. Events will continue to unfold at a rapid rate. What is unclear is how long that uncertainty and confusion will continue. […]