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.
Read more ...Pension Awareness marks decade with five-day event
- Monday, 14 August 2023
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The Pension Awareness campaign will mark its first decade with a five-day event from 11 to 15 September.
Read more ...Llanelli-based firm with BSPS claims collapses
- Monday, 14 August 2023
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South Wales Advice firm The Financial Planning Practice (FRN: 223388) has failed, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme said.
Read more ...Tell us your ‘pain points’, says Origo
- Friday, 11 August 2023
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Origo chief executive Anthony Rafferty has urged Financial Planners and other industry professionals to tell the fintech about their problems so the business can work on ways to help.
Read more ...Altmann suggests alternative ways to save pension costs
- Friday, 11 August 2023
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Former Pensions Minister Baroness Altmann has called on policymakers to look at other ways to solve rising state pension costs than raising the starting age, cutting the amount or more means-testing.
Read more ...Close Brothers adds north-west Chartered Financial Planner
- Friday, 11 August 2023
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Investment and advice firm Close Brothers Asset Management has added Paul Smith as Chartered Financial Planner based in its Manchester office.
Read more ...TPR amends DB superfunds guidance
- Friday, 11 August 2023
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The Pensions Regulator has amended its DB superfunds guidance three years after publishing its original guidance to update it based on changes in the last three years.
Read more ...Economy grows more rapidly than expected
- Friday, 11 August 2023
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The UK economy surprised economists by growing by 0.2% in the second quarter of the year and showed a much better than expected performance in June.
Read more ...Aegon takes over Nationwide Financial Planning business
- Thursday, 10 August 2023
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Nationwide Building Society will transfer its Financial Planning service to Aegon UK in a new extended strategic partnership Following a strategic review by the mutual.
Read more ...Scottish Widows Platform partners with Origo
- Thursday, 10 August 2023
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Scottish Widows Platform, the new name for The Embark Platform, has partnered with the Origo Integration Hub to deliver Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions.
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