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Expanding Chartered Financial Planner Progeny has acquired £600 AUM Scottish Chartered Financial Planner firm Carbon Financial Partners for an undisclosed sum.
Wealth manager St James’s Place has temporarily suspended dealing in its £924m SJP Property unit trust and will cut the annual management charge for the time being by 0.15%.
Staffordshire retirement adviser declared as failed
Written by Kat MitchellAdvice firm Retirement Direct Limited (FRN: 183942) has been declared as failed by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
Industry mourns death of Pensions Ombudsman chair
Written by Kat MitchellIndustry colleagues, friends and family are mourning the death of consumer champion Caroline Rookes, chair of The Pensions Ombudsman.
New wealth manager buys £200m AUM Yorkshire Planner
Written by Kat MitchellNew wealth manager and Financial Planner Liberate Wealth has acquired Yorkshire-based Ebor Financial Planning.
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Fast growing wealth manager Perspective Financial Group has acquired two financial advice firms to push its total of acquired firms to 75.
The latest FCA data on complaints does not make comfortable reading for advisers and providers, particularly those involved in giving advice on pension decumulation and annuities.
The FSCS, the government-backed financial safety net scheme, has published a series of case studies to warn consumers about the potential risks of consolidating pensions into one plan.
Inheritance Tax receipts rose by £400m year on year to £3.9bn in the latest half year from April to Sept - continuing the rapid upward trend seen in recent years, according to the latest data from HMRC.