UPDATE: Why Your Tax-Free Pension Lump Sum Is Under Growing Threat
Merryn Somerset Webb sits down with Mark Wood, Chairman of Everest Funeral Concierge, Chair of PensionBee, and former CEO off Prudential UK and AXA, to discuss how sweeping pension reforms could tran...
17 Sep 202523min
The Real Reason UK Energy Prices Are Skyrocketing
These days, UK energy policies arguably seem more ideological than anything else. But that doesn’t seem to be working, so perhaps it’s time for it to be practical instead? With that in mind we invited...
15 Sep 202532min
Gold vs. Bitcoin: What’s Driving the Safe-Haven Rally in 2025
In this week's markets roundup, host Merryn Somerset Webb, editor-at-large for Bloomberg UK Wealth, sits down with Noor Al Ali from Bloomberg Markets Live to unpack gold’s remarkable rally and its imp...
12 Sep 202517min
How University Students Should Approach Their Finances
September signals the end of summer in the UK and the start of the school year. Gearing up to start university can be a daunting time for many young people, often catapulted into a situation of contin...
10 Sep 202515min
Odd Lots: Liz Truss on the 'Doom Loop' Engulfing the UK Economy
We'll be back next week with more Merryn Talks Money interviews, but for now we bring you an interesting conversation from the Odd Lots team. These days, everyone is talking about high interest rates...
8 Sep 202559min
Gilts, Gold and Property Tax
In this news round up episode of Merryn Talks Money, host Merryn Somerset Webb has returned from her holiday and is joined by Bloomberg Opinion columnist Marcus Ashworth. The pair discuss why the IMF ...
4 Sep 202517min
Live from Fringe: Virtue, Vice and the Price of Money
On the final panel at this year's Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, host Merryn Somerset Webb speaks with Richard Wilson, chief executive of one of the UK’s largest investment platforms, Interactive Inves...
3 Sep 202546min
Live from Fringe: How to Prevent AI From Causing an Economic Catastrophe
In this episode of Merryn Talks Money, host Merryn Somerset Webb is joined by Bloomberg senior reporter John Stepek, author Dominic Frisby and Interactive Investor Chief Executive Officer Richard Wils...
1 Sep 202539min
