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Dec 5, 2020 · This is the story of a year you’ll never want to revisit. There have been worse years in U.S. history, and certainly worse years in world history, but most of us alive today have seen nothing...
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Dec 16, 2020 · Will you join me in making 2020 a year to remember, not only for the unprecedented circumstances in which we find ourselves, but for unprecedented change within yourself?
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Signs of the UK and global economies picking up spurred the Bank of England (BoE) to hold the Base Rateat 0.75%. Good news for borrowers but less so for savers, as most high street bank rates on products such as mortgages and savings accounts are guided by the Bank. In the innocent pre-pandemic days, the Bank predicted economic growth in the UK of ...
In the month where the UK’s third new polymer note – £20 featuring artist JMW Turner – joined circulation with the Sir Winston Churchill £5 and Jane Austen £10, a pilot scheme was launched to make withdrawing cash easier. UK Finance, a trade association for the banking and finances sector, predicted that within a decade, only 10% of payments will b...
The UK’s first COVID lockdown was announced 23 March, banning everyone from leaving their homes unless to do essential shopping, exercise once a day, travel to work if absolutely necessary or for medical reasons. This followed the announcement of an emergency interest rate cut to 0.25 per cent, and the new Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, unveiling the new...
The CJRS went live on 20 April, helping businesses and staff who would otherwise be made redundant, by paying 80% of a furloughed employee’s monthly salary, capped at £2,500. As workers followed government instruction and began to work from home if they could, the insurance trade body, the Association of British Insurers, announced that home insura...
From 1 May energy customers would automatically receive £30 compensation if switching suppliers wasn’t plain sailing. Also, the FCA said that insurers should support consumers in financial difficulty through: 1. reassessing their risk profile and offering lower premiums accordingly 2. offering better-suited products 3. waiving cancellation and othe...
There was a 97.3% year-on-year drop in new car registrationsas demand fell for motors. But, travel insurers anticipated a demand for summer holidays and started marketing their policies again, after months of suspended sales and restricted cover due to the coronavirus. Most underwriters were careful to exclude cover for coronavirus-related risks.
Furloughed employees could now return to work part-time, with employers paying for the hours worked and the government picking up the tab for the balance. UK Finance, the trade body for financial firms, found that consumers were not dipping into their credit as much in April. Credit card usage fellby 45.9%, to its lowest level in 9 years, and outst...
A planned change to CRJSmeant that employers were required to start paying their employees’ National Insurance Contributions (NICs) and pension contributions. From 3 August to 31 August diners could get 50% off, up to £10 per head, when eating in at restaurants through the Eat Out to Help Outscheme. The government reimbursed the participating estab...
A 10pm curfew on pubs, bars and restaurants was amongst the new measures that came into play as the coronavirus continued to spread. The Chancellor announced that the Job Support Scheme(JSS) would replace CJRS. Savers could welcome the news that their savings would still be protected under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme(FSCS) post-Brexi...
Government contributions to furloughed workers’ wages fell to 60%. However, the Chancellor announced on 9 October that businesses across all four UK nations that had to legally close would receive a grant to pay their staff 67% of their wages, up to a cap of £2,100 a month. The grants would be an extension of the Job Support Scheme due to replace C...
Dec 18, 2020 · 2020: A year to remember, or maybe, to forget. Visual thinking, Visual Storytelling, Whiteboard Animation, Digital Scribing, Explainer Videos. It’s probably fair to say that not many people could have predicted the way 2020 has turned out.
Sep 21, 2020 · The year 2020 will be remembered for a long time as a year of events that affected people worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic started early in 2020, and as I write this in early August, the number of new cases in many areas of the world is increasing.
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Dec 31, 2020 · Hallelujah! Before we flip the calendar to a new year (I think we’re all ready to do that!), however, I’m posing a question to you today. What do you want to remember about 2020? Is it a lesson learned? A goal you achieved? Did you find out something about yourself or God or your fellow man? Did you learn a new skill?
