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.
Read more ...1 in 3 advisers changed platforms last year
- Monday, 04 March 2024
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A third (34%) of advisers changed platforms in the last year following the Consumer Duty, mergers and technology updates, according to Defaqto’s newly-released annual Platform Service Review for 2024.
Read more ...Companies House gets new powers to tackle crooks
- Monday, 04 March 2024
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Companies House has introduced enhanced powers to improve the quality and reliability of its data and tackle the misuse of the companies register.
Read more ...New adviser CRM aims to challenge the market
- Monday, 04 March 2024
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A new adviser CRM has been launched to challenge the likes of established CRM firms such as Intelliflo, IRESS and Time4Advice.
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