Data and research provider Defaqto, which provides the Engage Financial Planning software system, has added star and diamond ratings for AIM and unlisted business relief (BR) services to its product ratings.
Read more ...DB pension transfer volumes hit 5 year low
- Monday, 22 January 2024
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The end of 2023 saw the rate of people transferring out of their DB pension fall to a five-year low, research from pensions consultancy XPS Pensions Group found.
Read more ...1 in 4 adults snub financial advice - even if free
- Friday, 19 January 2024
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Nearly one in four UK adults (23%) say they would never seek financial advice, even if it was free.
Read more ...Söderberg takes 'significant' stake in Chartered Planner
- Friday, 19 January 2024
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Major Swedish wealth manager Söderberg & Partners has taken a “significant” minority stake in expanding Bath-based Chartered Financial Planner Fidelius as it continues its UK expansion drive.
Read more ...BSPS-linked South Wales IFA firm Niche fails
- Friday, 19 January 2024
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The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has declared South Wales-based Niche Independent Financial Advisers Ltd (FRN: 472635) as failed.
Read more ...2 in 3 SimplyBiz advisers confident about 2024
- Friday, 19 January 2024
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Almost two in three (61.5%) of SimplyBiz advisers are positive about the outlook for the sector in 2024, according to the network’s annual survey.
Read more ...1 in 3 parents of Gen X supporting adult children
- Thursday, 18 January 2024
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A third (29%) of parents born between 1965 and 1980 are financially supporting children over the age of 21.
Read more ...Pension tax changes boost business for 49% of advisers
- Thursday, 18 January 2024
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Nearly half of Financial Planners (49%) who offer retirement advice report that recent pension tax allowance changes have spurred a boom in demand for advice, according to a new study.
Read more ...8% rise in advised customers at AJ Bell
- Thursday, 18 January 2024
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Total advised customers at platform and SIPP provider AJ Bell rose 8% year-on-year in the quarter ending 31 December, according to a trading update today.
Read more ...PPF looks to global pension assoc for new CEO
- Thursday, 18 January 2024
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The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has appointed Michelle Ostermann as its new CEO from 1 April.
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