Pension transfer values have fallen by 6% since the start of 2025, despite only a modest increase in September.
Read more ...Pension funds to invest billions in regional growth
- Monday, 20 October 2025
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Britain’s pension providers and insurers have joined forces with the government to back a regional growth drive through a new group which will be launched at the first-ever Regional Investment Summit on Tuesday.
Read more ...274,000 people call Pension Tracing Service in 5 years
- Monday, 20 October 2025
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The government’s Pension Tracing Service received 273,709 calls between January 2021 and September 2025 from people keen to trace 'lost' retirement savings.
Read more ...Sheffield IFA declared as failed by FSCS
- Friday, 17 October 2025
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Peter Kettell IFA (FRN: 209563), an adviser firm based in Sheffield, has been declared in default today by the FSCS, the industry compensation safety net.
Read more ...Editor’s Comment: AI - powerful ally or risky partner?
- Friday, 17 October 2025
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I was pleased to see this week that the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments (CISI) has joined with other professional bodies in urging stronger governance on the ethical threats for financial professionals in using AI (Artificial Intelligence).
Read more ...HMRC seizes £1m in money laundering raid
- Friday, 17 October 2025
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HMRC investigators have seized over £1.1m following a raid on a money service business in London.
Read more ...FCA calls on firms to take action over romance scams
- Friday, 17 October 2025
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Financial services firms are missing opportunities to prevent romance scams, according to the FCA.
Read more ...FSCS declares firm in default over ‘missing’ payments
- Friday, 17 October 2025
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The FSCS has declared a Scottish adviser firm in default after it appeared that insurance premiums, and potentially investment contributions, were not being passed on to providers.
Read more ...Former Aviva CEO David Barral dies in car crash
- Thursday, 16 October 2025
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Former Aviva CEO David Barral, 63, died in a car crash on Tuesday when his Aston Martin DBX SUV hit a tree off the A58 in Wetherby, Yorkshire.
Read more ...FCA opens probe into fixed rate bond provider Moneda
- Thursday, 16 October 2025
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The FCA has launched an investigation into ‘fixed rate return’ bond provider the Moneda Capital Group and is investigating a number of people associated with the business.
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