EQ Investors’ CEO John Spiers has become non-executive chair of the company he built, paving the way for the appointment of 3 long-standing colleagues to become CEOs to replace him.
Read more ...FCA launches campaign to support whistleblowers
- Wednesday, 24 March 2021
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The FCA has expanded its whistleblowing team as it launches a campaign to encourage more whistleblowers to report potential wrongdoing at their firms.
Read more ...London & Colonial owner sells Gib businesses
- Wednesday, 24 March 2021
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Financial services and SIPP group STM, the owner of the London & Colonial and Options SIPP businesses, has sold some of its Gibraltar-based businesses for just over £3m.
Read more ...1.6m pension savers hit by MPAA trap
- Wednesday, 24 March 2021
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More than 1,000 pension savers were hit every working day in 2020 by the Money Purchase Annual Allowance (MPAA), according to new analysis.
Read more ...Tavistock criticises surprise £15m takeover bid
- Wednesday, 24 March 2021
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Financial Planner and wealth manager Tavistock has criticised an unexpected and unwelcome takeover offer from a new company as undervaluing the business and providing little benefit.
Read more ...CPI slumps to 0.4% in February
- Wednesday, 24 March 2021
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The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) 12 month rate rose by 0.4% in the 12 months to February, down from 0.7% the previous month in signs that inflation remains subdued.
Read more ...'Unjust' State Pension Age must be reviewed – Altmann
- Wednesday, 24 March 2021
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The 20-year difference in UK healthy life expectancy in the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) highlights the injustice of forcing people to wait longer for their state pension, according to former Pensions Minister Baroness Ros Altmann.
Read more ...Treasury to cut IHT red tape in Tax Day overhaul
- Tuesday, 23 March 2021
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The Treasury has published over 30 tax updates, consultations and documents, today on what has been dubbed Tax-Day - including plans to tighten tax rules on second properties and simplify inheritance tax red tape.
Read more ...Younger investors taking on big financial risks
- Tuesday, 23 March 2021
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Younger investors are getting involved in higher risk investments despite evidence that these high risk products may be suitable for their needs, according to research published today by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Read more ...Less than half of Britons using full ISA allowance
- Tuesday, 23 March 2021
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Only 47% of Brits with more than £50,000 of investable assets are using the full annual ISA allowance, new research reveals.
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