Only 4% of pension savers would opt out of free pension guidance if they were ‘auto-enrolled.’
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- Monday, 26 October 2020
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FCA censures Aviva for misleading investors
- Monday, 26 October 2020
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The FCA has today publicly censured Aviva plc for making a stock market announcement that had the potential to mislead retail investors.
Read more ...Financial Planner seminar for ‘Good Money Week’
- Monday, 26 October 2020
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Wealth manager EQ Investors is to host an impact investing webinar for Financial Planners tomorrow to coincide with Good Money Week which gets under way today.
Read more ...Activist investor attacks SJP’s ‘bloated’ structure
- Monday, 26 October 2020
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Activist investment firm PrimeStone Capital LLP wants a radical shake-up of wealth manager St James’s Place after accusing the firm of having a "bloated" organisational structure and suffering dismal share price performance.
Read more ...Fidelity buys LGIM’s £5.8bn personal investing arm
- Friday, 23 October 2020
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Fidelity has acquired Legal & General Investment Management’s UK Personal Investing business which manages £5.8bn in assets for 300,000 clients.
Read more ...Mazars rebrands global business
- Friday, 23 October 2020
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Financial services company Mazars, which has a substantial UK Financial Planning arm, has launched a global rebrand.
Read more ...Brexit-focused Financial Services Bill gets first reading
- Friday, 23 October 2020
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The Financial Services Bill received its first reading in Parliament this week as the Government focuses on getting the financial services sector ready for Brexit.
Read more ...Watchdogs fine Goldman Sachs International £96.6m
- Thursday, 22 October 2020
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The FCA and PRA have hit Goldman Sachs International (GSI) with a fine of £96.6m for management failings in dealing with allegations of bribery and staff misconduct.
Read more ...LCF pay-outs reach £38.1m as claims process drags on
- Thursday, 22 October 2020
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The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has paid out just over £38.1m in compensation to LCF customers, a substantial increase from the £20m paid out by August when the body increased the team allocated to the case by nearly 80%.
Read more ...Expect a rise in critical illness claims says LV=
- Thursday, 22 October 2020
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Protection and pension provider LV= said it expects to see a rise in income protection and critical illness claims in 2021 due to a backlog of cancer screenings.
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