<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/stream/67ad3178-01ca-47bd-bac2-c097941f00df</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 11:40:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ft.com/stream/67ad3178-01ca-47bd-bac2-c097941f00df?format=rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2025. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. 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GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Return of 100% mortgage gathers pace as lenders target first-time buyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[More no-deposit deals to come after launches this month, say industry figures]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/8349f57f-89b3-4f34-8e6c-1585c2190610</link><guid isPermaLink="false">8349f57f-89b3-4f34-8e6c-1585c2190610</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2025 04:00:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reader callout: would younger UK employees benefit by working on continent?]]></title><link>https://www.ft.com/content/fda5cdab-0ca3-4804-9b50-ee44ad2d2d7c</link><guid isPermaLink="false">fda5cdab-0ca3-4804-9b50-ee44ad2d2d7c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 15:02:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK fuel payment U-turn risks turning £1.5bn cut into net cost, analysts warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[A surge in claims for pension credit could exceed the reduced welfare savings]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/54fffe68-2300-4631-bff9-a4ff97024d76</link><guid isPermaLink="false">54fffe68-2300-4631-bff9-a4ff97024d76</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 04:00:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How rich is rich, anyway?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earning a six-figure salary is enough for the government to strip you of benefits and allowances — but it hardly makes you wealthy]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/ae100606-5dd0-45bc-bed9-4323fa90b05b</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ae100606-5dd0-45bc-bed9-4323fa90b05b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 04:00:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investment managers accused of misleading market over ‘active’ ETFs ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leading industry figures say some act more like passive funds that track benchmark indices ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/1b4c6b2c-a08d-4d38-b356-6abae01fb085</link><guid 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charities turn to UK philanthropists as the state retreats at home]]></title><description><![CDATA[‘We are where the US was 100 years ago and where the UK was 50 years ago,’ says one fundraiser in France ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/293c6dfb-3de7-44e6-aaa7-0227043287db</link><guid isPermaLink="false">293c6dfb-3de7-44e6-aaa7-0227043287db</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 09:30:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spiralling school fees have made the blow from VAT much worse  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[By raising fees imprudently in recent years, the independent sector has deprived a tier of parents of financial wriggle room]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/be7ef463-ed5f-4662-abc3-631902b376d9</link><guid isPermaLink="false">be7ef463-ed5f-4662-abc3-631902b376d9</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 04:00:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[India’s Instagram prince wants to make his dynasty fit for the 21st century]]></title><description><![CDATA[The maharaja of Jaipur is opening hotels, restaurants and art galleries even as he tries to maintain his family’s ancient traditions]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/5cd27b07-5762-40ab-a63c-280dd5af25ec</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cd27b07-5762-40ab-a63c-280dd5af25ec</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 03:00:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK confirms powers to force pension funds to back British assets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor hopes plan to establish ‘megafunds’, circumscribed by binding allocation targets, will drive returns for savers]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/a637b186-1194-4a77-9f01-8dac5391446c</link><guid isPermaLink="false">a637b186-1194-4a77-9f01-8dac5391446c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 23:01:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[US opens door to retirement savers purchasing crypto tokens ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump administration unwinds Biden-era policy that required retirement plans to take ‘extreme care’ on digital assets]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/e08b00b1-4bfa-4351-be23-b0e3b02294de</link><guid isPermaLink="false">e08b00b1-4bfa-4351-be23-b0e3b02294de</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 16:03:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly one in three in UK have been victim of mobile phone theft]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trust in police and tech providers drops as consumers step up efforts to protect devices and sensitive data]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/0973bd8d-07b5-47ad-8133-47240352e1eb</link><guid isPermaLink="false">0973bd8d-07b5-47ad-8133-47240352e1eb</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 15:57:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[European homeowners face rising mortgage costs until 2030]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many fixed-rate loans taken out in era of low and negative interest rates are now coming to an end, the ECB warns]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/c89c220b-b083-42ae-a599-1f1a88a20aca</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c89c220b-b083-42ae-a599-1f1a88a20aca</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 11:57:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should ordinary US retirement accounts be investing in private assets?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some worry that PE funds could become a dumping ground]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/d1358846-70c8-4249-b32d-8de4e2452bf7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">d1358846-70c8-4249-b32d-8de4e2452bf7</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 04:00:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will my overseas pre-nup be valid if I divorce in the UK?]]></title><description><![CDATA[My wife is American and I’m British but we signed it in California]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/2dd24f82-d335-4f8d-93a6-ec6c37d54043</link><guid isPermaLink="false">2dd24f82-d335-4f8d-93a6-ec6c37d54043</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 04:00:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a tailor taught me about learning to trust others]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bryce Elder heads to Bryceland for a sartorial trade-up]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/3be973de-28e5-45f4-bf45-deff970c3600</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3be973de-28e5-45f4-bf45-deff970c3600</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 03:00:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Would you say ‘I do’ to Tesco’s bog standard wedding gifts?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cost of living crisis means Brits are walking down the supermarket aisles looking for presents for the happy couple]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/190e6e7a-dc03-424e-943c-e6bd6dab30d4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">190e6e7a-dc03-424e-943c-e6bd6dab30d4</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 13:12:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private equity portfolios underperform at big Canadian investors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three large pension plans lagged their benchmarks over the past year]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/279fdc90-e77f-47da-b5ec-2fb6d7206ca6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">279fdc90-e77f-47da-b5ec-2fb6d7206ca6</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2025 10:00:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian pension giant to invest more than £8bn in UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government plans for infrastructure are ‘huge opportunity’, says CDPQ chief]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/ebbafbf5-5e6a-4015-bf8f-3f66102ce420</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ebbafbf5-5e6a-4015-bf8f-3f66102ce420</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 04:00:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK considers taxing pensioners to claw back winter fuel payment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans are being looked at following Starmer’s policy U-turn this week, say officials]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/be570a08-38d4-448b-b521-5b69cd91e421</link><guid 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