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  • Phil Billingham: Why big banks suck at client service

    We have had a few ‘interesting’ interactions with clients and providers this week. One client is struggling with their bank. In essence, they have banked with them for over 50 years, and have always had a ‘personal banker’. They used to be called bank managers….

  • Phil Billingham: Dealing with out of date providers

     

    We have had an interesting interaction with a very old fashioned provider this week. Our client had discovered that they had a couple of Child Trust Funds with this provider but were struggling to get any information. 

  • Phil Billingham: Why are providers so bad at death?

    We are often told that the only certainties in life are death and taxes. While that may be true, you cannot easily discern that truth from the policies and actions of many product providers.

  • Aviva attributed the drop in flows to the impact of “challenging market volatility” on its platform business.

    Aviva wealth division sees 9% drop in net flows

  • Job losses will come from across the firm's 25 global offices

    Fidelity may shed 1,000 jobs in cost cutting move

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    Phil Billingham: Are IFAs still really distributors?

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