As dust settles from Autumn Budget, how will UK markets fare?
Commentators analyse the effect of AIM stock tax and raising gilt yields on UK markets
Rachel Reeves
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Investment industry urges BoE to tread carefully following interest rate cut decision
The Monetary Policy Committee voted 8-1 in favour of a 25 basis-point cut to 4.75%
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AJ Bell: Inheritance tax nil-band freeze will cost families an extra £234k
The ‘nil rate band’ has been frozen at £325,000 since 2009
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Budget leaves advisers facing 70.5% tax raid on clients
‘Massive’ impact on some families
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Analysis: Has the Budget revived for the fortunes for UK equities?
Most notable early impact so far has been felt in the AIM market
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Autumn Budget 2024: Chancellor extends IHT threshold freeze to 2030
Reeves also announced a new 20% IHT rate on AIM-traded shares
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Autumn Budget 2024: AIM company fears ‘overblown’ as 20% inheritance tax applied to junior market
London’s alternative investment market now only sees a 50% relief from IHT applied to its constituents
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Autumn Budget 2024: Pension tax-free lump sums come through Budget unscathed
Fears the the tax-free rate would be slashed did not materialise
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Autumn Budget 2024: Capital gains tax hiked to 24%
Higher rate of CGT has increased to 24%, while lower rate has risen to 18%
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Autumn Budget 2024: CPI inflation to average 2.5% in 2024
Will tick up to 2.6% in 2025, but fall to 2% by 2029
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Aegon calls on chancellor to scrap ‘damaging pension cash grab’
The company has published some recommended ‘pension tax principles’
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AJ Bell posts 22% AUA increase despite ‘unhelpful’ Budget uncertainty
Investments arm saw £1.5bn net inflows in the year to 30 September