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10 November 2026
Experts say when petrol and diesel will get cheaper as RAC and AA give updates
Tony Redondo, founder at Newquay-based Cosmos Currency Exchange, said: “It’s an age-old issue: forecourt prices go up like a rocket and come down like a parachute. Retail prices typically start reflecting a drop in crude within seven to 10 days, full pass-through can take up to three weeks.
7 November 2026
Torsten Bell's new pension changes spark warning - 'Savers should control their money'
Tony Redondo, founder of Cosmos Currency Exchange, told the Daily Express the Government’s consultation on the proposal is “a troubling step towards funnelling millions of savers into state-sanctioned defaults like collective pension schemes”.
6 November 2026
Nationwide confirms changes for specific accounts 'from December 1 2026'
Tony Redondo, founder of Newquay-based Cosmos Currency Exchange, said: “The banks are quick to pass on rate rises to borrowers and painfully slow to do the same for savers, so Nationwide’s response to this afternoon’s BoE decision is welcome.
30 October 2026
Should you leave your property to your children early to beat Inheritance Tax?
Tony Redondo from Cosmos Currency Exchange said gifting property early to beat IHT is a common but risk-laden strategy. He added: “The upside: it starts the seven-year Potentially Exempt Transfer clock, and if you survive it, the asset leaves your estate, and its future growth is frozen outside it.
29 October 2026
Chancellor’s £100mn apprenticeship scheme ‘aimed at the wrong problem’
Tony Redondo, founder of Cosmos Currency Exchange, said the scheme was “yet another policy that, being generous, has its heart in the right place, but is wholly inadequate”.
23 October 2026
New alert to 1.1 million UK state pensioners 'before October 28'
Tony Redondo, founder of Newquay-based Cosmos Currency Exchange, said every wobble in the pound affected the income of pensioners living abroad.
20 October 2026
Record number of IVAs issued in England and Wales as financial pressures mount - Brit Brief
Tony Redondo, founder of Newquay-based Cosmos Currency Exchange, said years of high living costs and increased borrowing costs had left households struggling to manage their finances. He commented: “Anaemic growth, the highest tax burden since 1948, costly energy and interest rates up from 0.1% in late 2021 to 3.75% today and households are feeling the squeeze.”
20 October 2026
Financial pressures show as record number of IVAs issued in England and Wales
Tony Redondo, founder of Newquay-based Cosmos Currency Exchange, said years of high living costs and increased borrowing costs had left households struggling to manage their finances.
18 October 2026
UK families sending child to study in USA 'could face unexpected cost'
British families sending a child to study in the United States should plan their currency exchanges early – or risk paying substantially more for tuition fees and living costs. That is the opinion of Tony Redondo, founder of Cosmos Currency Exchange, who believes there is currently a greater chance of the pound weakening against the dollar than strengthening.
16 October 2026
'Best method to send money abroad' explained by currency exchange experts
“For large, life-changing, and complex transactions such as an overseas property purchase, emigration or probate payment, use a specialist who understands your priorities and risk tolerance, and builds a payment solution around you. Bigger providers carry bigger overheads; the more tech-led they are, the less personal the service.”
13 October 2026
Key details of proposal to end UK personal tax allowance £12,570 freeze
Tony Redondo of Cosmos Currency Exchange said: “Fixed thresholds are admitted to be a barrier to growth, yet frozen income tax bands are weaponised to raise revenue through fiscal drag.”
12 October 2026
£30,000 tax-free allowance 'not risen since 1988' and 'should be £85,000' as 51,000 in UK affected in one month
Tony Redondo, founder of Newquay-based Cosmos Currency Exchange, said: “As Clarkson asked (last week): ‘Why would you start a business in the UK today?’ The £30,000 tax-free redundancy limit was set 38 years ago. Adjusted for inflation, it would top £85,000 now.
12 October 2026
Major personal tax allowance £12,570 update as Bank of England says 'should rise automatically'
Tony Redondo, founder of Newquay-based Cosmos Currency Exchange, said: “The PRA’s proposal to index regulatory thresholds to nominal GDP exposes a glaring contradiction: fixed thresholds are admitted to be a barrier to growth, yet frozen income tax bands are weaponised to raise revenue through fiscal drag.”
04 October 2026
UK citizens selling homes in Europe 'lose £9,000 in 8 months'
Tony Redondo, founder at Newquay-based Cosmos Currency Exchange, said the figures demonstrate why sellers should consider the currency implications of a property sale early in the process.
30 September 2026
‘Surprisingly little difference’: advisers react to triple lock reform
Tony Redondo, founder at Cosmos Currency Exchange, described the move as a “cynical play”.
24 September 2026
Tax uncertainty ‘keeping clients awake at night’
Tony Redondo, founder of Cosmos Currency Exchange, said for the third year running businesses were “treading water amid endless Budget speculation”.
07 September 2026
‘I only had half an hour of money lessons. It’s shocking’
Tony Redondo, the founder of the foreign exchange service Cosmos Currency Exchange, said: “The burden falls on parents who were never taught this stuff themselves.
03 September 2026
'Buy holiday cash now' and 'save €230' ahead of 'change after this week'
Tony Redondo, founder of Newquay-based Cosmos Currency Exchange, said the Bank of England was between a rock and a hard place.
25 August 2026
Small businesses drive fall in vacancies across the UK jobs market — and here’s why, straight from the horse’s mouth
Tony Redondo, Founder at Newquay-based Cosmos Currency Exchange, pointed the finger firmly at Labour: “Labour’s first two budgets have piled £66bn of extra tax on business, largely landing on employers, and it shows: job vacancies have fallen to 707,000, a level unseen outside the pandemic since late 2014.”
18 August 2026
'We own small businesses and this is why we're not offering jobs'
Tony Redondo, founder of Newquay-based Cosmos Currency Exchange, pointed the finger firmly at Labour: “As Chancellor Denis Healey said back in the 1970s, ‘we will squeeze them until the pips squeak’.
13 August 2026
Currency expert says holiday mistake is 'most expensive thing you can do with a bank card'
“Tony Redondo, founder of Newquay-based Cosmos Currency Exchange, said foreign exchange risk affected everyone from pensioners transferring money to an overseas property account to businesses paying international suppliers. He said one of the most common mistakes was assuming that “zero commission” meant a currency exchange was free.”
07 August 2026
'I'm a foreign exchange expert and the Pound has never bought more in popular destination'
Tony Redondo, founder of Newquay-based Cosmos Currency Exchange, said the Pound remained in a strong position against several major currencies, at around €1.17 and $1.35, opening up opportunities for better value holidays.
10 July 2026
New gold investment update with 'ultimate role' advice
Tony Redondo, founder of Newquay-based Cosmos Currency Exchange, said: “The long-term bull case for gold remains intact, despite the aggressive 27% retracement from January’s high of $5,595 an ounce. However, people need to be aware that short-term headwinds persist.”
03 July 2026
Businesses could be fined for paying their tax on time under new HMRC Direct Debit rules
Tony Redondo, founder of Newquay-based Cosmos Currency Exchange, warned the switch could cause cash flow problems for firms that time their payments deliberately, a discipline that matters given the consequences of missing a tax or VAT deadline.