2017 - Mearns & Company

Corporate Adviser Awards

Our business was the first Scottish advisory firm to be shortlisted for the Small Firm of the Year in the Corporate Adviser Awards 2012. We

Living Wage Accreditation

Only the real Living Wage is independently calculated each year based on what employees and their families need to live. It is an hourly rate

Last Spring Budget set for March

The Treasury has announced the date of the next Budget It may feel like Mr Hammond’s Autumn Statement was only a few days ago, but

Winter 2017 Newsletter

It’s been quite a year. Two Budgets and an election felt like more than enough for one 12-month cycle, but we’ve also been watching the

Autumn Budget 2017

We have pleasure in bringing you our summary of the key announcements in the Autumn Budget 2017 statement updated for announcements made in the Budget.

Autumn 2017 Newsletter

Plotting a new course? With the last few weeks’ news dominated by natural disasters across the Atlantic and the Brexit negotiations picking up pace at

Summer 2017 Newsletter

Not such a snappy result It’s been a rollercoaster year so far both politically and for financial planning with a snap election called, a subsequent

Corporate Award Shortlisting

Mearns & Company shortlisted for major corporate award We are absolutely delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for the Money Marketing Best Corporate

Introducing the new NS&I bond – is that it?

The Budget confirmed the rate on the new National Savings & Investments Bond. 2.2% is the fixed rate on the “welcome break for hard-pressed savers”

Another notch up in State Pension Age?

An independent review has recommended accelerating the move to a state pension age of 68 There was a time when men received their state pension

Time to review your salary sacrifice?

New rules for taxing many salary sacrifice arrangements come into force from 6th April One of the recent trends in the provision of employee benefits

US interest rates rise, but UK bides its time

The US central bank, the Federal Reserve, has increased interest rates for a third time This might look like a piece of modern art,

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