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Giving Wisely, Spending Well

posted 01 May 2020 5 mins

Giving Wisely, Spending Well Rennie Hoare, Head of Philanthropy, shares the bank’s strategy for giving in time of crisis and reflects on lessons learned from the Grenfell tragedy.

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Budget 2020

posted 12 Mar 2020 5 mins

Low-key tax changes in the first Budget of 2020.

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Key changes for UK residential property owners

posted 13 Feb 2020 4 mins

Over the last 20 years, tax legislation has more than doubled in volume. While changes are spread across a broad spectrum of areas, the intricacies for those with residential properties continue to develop.

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FX: the Brexit Effect

posted 17 May 2019 2 mins

The decision to leave the EU following the UK referendum in June 2016 prompted a sustained period of volatility in the Sterling Foreign Exchange market; by January 2017 the pound had fallen against the US dollar, from a high of 1.5018 on referendum day to a low of 1.1979.

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We celebrate the life of our founder

posted 18 Jan 2019 2 mins

Sir Richard Hoare founded the business we know today at the Sign of the Golden Bottle in Cheapside on 5 July 1672.