The CISI and NextGen Planners are holding a series of Changefest events this autumn to encourage more young people to consider Financial Planning and fintech careers.
Read more ...State pension gender gap shrinks
- Tuesday, 15 August 2023
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The State Pension gender gap has narrowed to less than £5 per week for those claiming the new state pension, new government figures show.
Read more ...Single pensioners need £257k more for retirement
- Tuesday, 15 August 2023
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Single pensioners need £257,000 more than couples to achieve a comfortable living standard in retirement, according to analysis by Standard Life, part of the Phoenix Group.
Read more ...Just Group annuity sales more than double
- Tuesday, 15 August 2023
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Annuity and retirement specialist Just Group has reported a 154% jump in first-half profits boosted by bumper annuity sales and higher new business income.
Read more ...Pensions business boosts L&G profit
- Tuesday, 15 August 2023
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Legal & General said its operating profit for the first half of the year was £941m, boosted by its bulk annuity business.
Read more ...Wage growth could drive higher state pension increase
- Tuesday, 15 August 2023
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The annual growth in average pay including bonuses hit 8.2% in June, according to figures published this morning by the Office for National Statistics.
Read more ...Insurance loop-hole could aid IHT planning
- Monday, 14 August 2023
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Insurance could be used as a loop-hole to help avoid large IHT bills, according to Plymouth-based IFA firm Continuum.
Read more ...3.6 million people hit by a scam
- Monday, 14 August 2023
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Half of UK adults have or know someone who has experienced a financial scam attempt in the last 12 months, according to new research from Canada Life.
Read more ...Investor confidence rises as inflation fears slow
- Monday, 14 August 2023
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Investor confidence is back on the up as economists and investors predict that the worst of the inflationary period is behind us, according to the latest HL Investor Confidence Index.
Read more ...SJP dominates Bestinvest 'dog funds' list
- Monday, 14 August 2023
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The number of persistently underperforming funds has increased by more than a quarter in the last six months to 56, according to Bestinvest’s latest Spot the Dog report, with St James's Place dominating the list of big funds.
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