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IG To Increase Financial Spread Betting Charges
IG, the world’s largest spread betting broker, has announced a series of pricing updates that will take effect on 19 December 2025, affecting UK small-cap share spreads, forex overnight funding charges and spread caps on US equities. The changes mark one of the most significant adjustments to IG’s spread betting cost structure in recent years
CFD Trading Tips & Strategies Explained
If you are thinking of trading CFDs, bout don’t know where to start, we’ve put together this guide which explains the key CFD trading strategies and some CFD trading tips that can help reduce your risk and become more successful as your experience grows. Why do you need a CFD trading strategy? Well, CFD trading
eToro’s ISA pays you 4.66% AER in partnership with Moneyfarm
eToro doesn’t have its own ISA, but eToro, the multi-asset trading platform, entered the UK ISA market in March 2023 via a collaboration with online wealth manager Moneyfarm. eToro’s UK clients are able to open a cash or stocks and shares ISA with Moneyfarm via the eToro platform. eToro’s Cash ISA currently pays 4.66% AER
Saxo unveils its 2026 Outrageous Predictions as last year’s wild ideas edge closer to reality
Saxo has released its annual Outrageous Predictions for 2026, the latest instalment in a long-running series of low-probability but high-impact scenarios designed to push debate beyond the consensus. While the forecasts are not Saxo’s house view, they explore the moments when gradual change gives way to sudden shifts. This year’s list spans quantum risk, culture,
Fisayo Martins Finance Matters UK Wins In The Good Money Guide Finfluencer Awards 2025
Fisayo Martins, the creator behind Finance Matters UK, has become one of the biggest success stories of the 2025 Good Money Guide Finfluencer Awards after winning Best Personal Financial Tips, Best TikTok Finfluencer, and Best Instagram Finfluencer. Her practical, honest and highly relatable approach to personal finance received some of the strongest vote totals of
The Art of Investing Podcast Wins Best Podcast In The Good Money Guide Finfluencer Awards 2025
The Art of Investing Podcast has firmly established itself as one of the most influential and reliable financial education platforms in the UK after winning three of the most competitive categories at the 2025 Good Money Guide Finfluencer Awards. The fast-growing show and educational podcast from IG secured Best Financial Podcast, Best Financial Analysts, and
Penfold Pensions Passes £1bn in Assets as User Growth Accelerates
Online pension provider Penfold has reached a major milestone after surpassing £1 billion in assets under administration (AuA), doubling its total in just 14 months. The fast-growth fintech, founded in 2018 to modernise pension saving for UK consumers and employers, now serves more than 110,000 savers and 5,000 businesses. The company reached its first £500m
Where is best for my granddaughter’s Junior ISA now?
A reader has asked: I would like to start a Junior ISA for my new granddaughter and would have considered Nutmeg, with which I was familiar [but has been retired and rebranded as J.P. Morgan Personal Investing, as per its parent company]. Who would you recommend now? I intend investing the current maximum of £9,000 per
Finimize Modern Investor Summit Discounted Tickets
Good Money Guide is delighted to announce that we are partnering with Finimze on their upcoming Modern Investor Summit. Through this partnership, we are bringing you discounted in-person tickets to “the world’s biggest retail investor event”. On December 3rd, step inside CodeNode London for a one-of-a-kind live edition of the Finimize Modern Investor Summit, where
Traders Brace for a Bearish Budget as Survey Shows Deepening Anxiety Over Taxes, ISAs and the Pound
UK CFD traders are bracing for a difficult Autumn Budget this Wednesday, with a new survey suggesting confidence has deteriorated sharply amid fears of rising taxes, weaker markets and shrinking ISA allowances. According to CFD broker CMC Markets, which surveyed more than 300 of its UK CMC Invest clients, almost two thirds believe the upcoming
CFD Trading in Bulgaria just got a little more personal as Capital.com strengthens its European footprint
CFD trading in Bulgaria is taking on a more personal touch as Capital.com deepens its European operations with a major expansion of its Sofia hub. The high-growth trading platform has opened a new office in the Office X Business Garden and increased its local headcount by 51% over the past year, marking Bulgaria as the
Investors Rush to Top Up SIPPs and ISAs as Budget Jitters Trigger Record Tax-Year Activity
Budget season is stirring up a mix of excitement and anxiety among UK savers, with new figures from Hargreaves Lansdown revealing a record-breaking rush into ISAs and pensions as investors scramble to position themselves ahead of potential tax reforms. Between 6 April and 31 October, HL clients have paid into SIPPs, ISAs, JISAs and LISAs
Zopa launches investment accounts. But are they any good?
Zopa has officially entered the UK investment market with the launch of two simple, ready-made investment funds available through a Stocks & Shares ISA or a General Investment Account. The products are designed for first-time or hesitant investors who want a straightforward way to grow their money without navigating complex fund choices. Customers can open
FSCS Protection Explained: Cover to increase to £120,000 from 1st December
Great news for UK savers and investors, the FSCS protection limits are being raised to £120,000 from £85,000 from the 1st December 2025. What is the FSCS? The FSCS covers a wide range of financial products including bank accounts, pensions, investments, mortgages, and insurance. It is free to use and funded by levies on firms
JP Jenkins awarded PISCES licence by the FCA
The unlisted securities venue operator JP Jenkins – the largest in the UK – has announced that the FCA has awarded it a PISCES operator license, making it the second provider in this sphere. That follows on from the London Stock Exchange receiving its approvals in August. PISCES – the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital
Investing Insiders In The UK: Does Knowledge Equal Powerful Profits?
Investing insiders are people that have information that is not in the public domain which can give them a financial advantage. It’s a hotly debated topic and most recently has been a social media meme, after a door blew off a Boeing inflight, in which people asking would you be an investing insider if you
Is the AI boom about to implode?
The warnings are coming in fast and furious. Yesterday the CEO of Klarna (KLAR), Sebastian Siemiatkowski, is reported to be ‘nervous’ about the gigantic scale of investments made by AI companies. Today, the CEO of Google (GOOG), Sundar Pichai, also voiced his worry about the presence of some ‘irrationality’ in the booming AI industry. “No
The Times Money Mentor Relaunches Behind Subscriber Paywall
The Times has launched a major overhaul of its Money section, unveiling a redesigned hub of personal finance news, guides and tools aimed at giving subscribers deeper, clearer and more practical financial insight. The Times Money Mentor was an excellent resource that relied on affiliate income, in much the same way as Good Money Guide,