Autumn Budget 2024
On 30 October 2024, Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered the Autumn Budget. With many predicting a Halloween scare in terms of tax rises for many apart from the loosely defined “working people”, The Chancellor did not disappoint. Vowing to “restore stability” to the UK economy and re-build Britain, Rachel Reeves unveiled £40 billion of tax [...]
MPA’s MacMillan Coffee Morning Goes Down a Storm
The MPA team rallied together with baked goods and tasty treats the morning after a huge storm hit Henley-in-Arden to raise funds for MacMillan Cancer Support. With a collection of home-made carrot and coffee cake, savoury samosas and brought in bakes, there was a something for everyone. The whole team donated in return for [...]
Latest Budget Update – Monday 21st October 2024
Well I’ve had a week off in Northumberland enjoying walking on the best beaches in England, getting soaked a few times and seeing some wonderful countryside, and the chatter about the forthcoming Budget has got louder and louder. Here are my latest thoughts about what may happens of today and what we can do [...]
Protect Yourself from Cybercrime
According to the latest Government statistics, 39% of UK businesses have identified a cyber-attack within the last twelve months. As a company, we take our online security extremely seriously and have invested a significant amount of money into staff training and new IT solutions, such as our Portal, to help minimise the risk to [...]
MPA Supports Volunteers at St Nicholas Church
We are proud to support a range of good causes within our local community, including our local church. Volunteers at St Nicholas are always keen to ensure the churchyard looks its best and work hard to maintain the lawns, gardens and verges. Over the past 8 weeks there has been a huge push by [...]
Activity, Volatility and Adjustments – Quarter 3 2024 Market Commentary.
As we move into the final quarter of 2024, our head of advice Joe McGovern DipPFS reflects on the market developments and trends from Q3, which have been marked by significant activity, volatility, and economic adjustments. Economic Overview: Global Slowdown Weighs on Markets Q3 saw a noticeable global economic slowdown, with key economies such [...]
Sam Davies’ Career Switch into Compliance
We caught up with our Compliance Officer, Sam Davies, to talk about her change of direction from administration into compliance, her role in managing business risk and how MPA is supporting her professional development. How did you get into Financial Services? “When I was only 21, I still had no clue what I wanted [...]
Welcome to MPA Anna and Katie.
We are pleased to announce that we have recently bolstered our busy administration department with two new appointments. Anna McGovern and Katie Cox have joined MPA as administrators. Katie is an experienced administrator and has worked for over 6 years within wealth management administration. She joins MPA from another Chartered financial planning firm and [...]
MPA Charitable Foundation Supports Cyclists Singing for Dementia Care
The MPA Charitable Foundation has lent its support to a fellow Independent Financial Adviser (IFA) taking part in this year’s “Oz and Armonico Cycle and Sing for Dementia - Great Bike Challenge 2024”. The 200-mile fundraising cycling challenge, now in its sixth year, aimed to raise £20,000 to support valuable singing projects for people [...]