One of the UK’s major annuity comparison services has reported a 60% surge in adviser annuity quotes in 2023 compared to 2022.
Read more ...Evelyn appoints Dubai Planner to north west
- Tuesday, 05 March 2024
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Wealth manager and Financial Planner Evelyn Partners has appointed Chartered Financial Planner Mickey Armstrong as a Financial Planner in its Knutsford, Cheshire office, recruiting him from a Dubai firm.
Read more ...Kingswood hires new 'wealth planning' boss
- Tuesday, 05 March 2024
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Bryan Parkinson, head of Financial Planning at Punter Southall Aspire, has been appointed managing director, head of wealth planning at Kingswood.
Read more ...TPR staff strike as pay talks deadlocked
- Tuesday, 05 March 2024
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Hundreds of staff at The Pensions Regulator are taking part in a wave of strikes this month as pay talks remain deadlocked.
Read more ...Targeted support backed in FCA's Advice Boundary Review
- Tuesday, 05 March 2024
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The FCA is now reviewing responses on its proposals published as part of the Advice Guidance Boundary Review set up by the regulator with the Treasury.
Read more ...New Auto Enrolment scheme sign ups top 11m
- Tuesday, 05 March 2024
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The number of workers who have newly enrolled into a pension scheme since the introduction of auto-enrolment (AE) has topped 11 million, according to new figures from The Pensions Regulator.
Read more ...SSAS victory as DWP ditches £10k levy plan
- Tuesday, 05 March 2024
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SSAS providers have hailed a victory as the Department of Work and Pensions has ditched a plan to potentially charge SSAS schemes a £10,000 general levy.
Read more ...FOS rapped by ICO over poor response times
- Tuesday, 05 March 2024
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The Financial Ombudsman Service has been rapped by The Information Commissioner’s Office over continued failings to meet its obligations under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
Read more ...Chartered Planner joins new FCA Sustainability Group
- Tuesday, 05 March 2024
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A new industry-led working group set up by the FCA to focus on boosting advisers' sustainable finance capability has included a Chartered and Certified Financial Planner among its founding members.
Read more ...Advisers lose appetite to launch their own platform
- Tuesday, 05 March 2024
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The number of advice firms planning to launch their own in-house platform has levelled-off, according to NextWealth’s latest report into the trend.
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