Laura Cornely is director and a founder of a new 'automated' financial adviser service trying to help bridge the advice gap and help advisers find new revenue. The company has been developed through the FCA's Regulatory 'Sandbox' scheme designed to help early stage companies develop their propositions.
A new national initiative has been launched to tackle the growing shortage of qualified financial advisers across the UK.
The FCA has confirmed in a new consultation paper that applications for its new targeted support regime will open in March.
The Treasury has confirmed that it will increase the State Pension by 4.8% for 2026/27 in April under the earnings trigger of the Triple Lock mechanism.
Nearly 2.3m taxpayers are set to earn more than £100,000 by 2028–29, exposing them to a punitive tax trap and stripping families of childcare benefits worth thousands of pounds, according to new HMRC data.
The FCA’s latest Retail Mediation Activities Report - out this week - provides an interesting snapshot of the adviser sector. It shows a rather mixed picture but not necessarily a bad one.
One in eight investors (12%) have withdrawn investments in the run up to the Budget, with one in three of these (4% of total investors) ‘explicitly’ citing concerns about the Budget, according to new research.
London-based Chartered Financial Planner The Penny Group has acquired a majority stake in £360m AUM Berkshire financial adviser Harridge Financial Services.
The FCA is to launch a renewed drive to axe unnecessary reporting requirements and red tape in a move it claims will save regulated firms over £100m a year.
Chris Cummings, chief executive of the fund managers’ trade body the Investment Association, is to step down in June after 10 years in the role.