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Royal London confirmed this morning that it was in “exploratory” takeover talks with rival mutual LV=.
Acquisitive Financial Planning group Kingswood has acquired Essex-based IFA Joseph R Lamb for £15.3m as its buying spree continues.
One of the key roles of a Financial Planner is to assess clients’ appetite for investment risk. Selecting investments is nigh on impossible without this and a major industry has grown up around client risk profiling.
Adviser fintech and ratings firm Defaqto has unveiled a new Diamond rating service for investment trusts.
New FCA data has revealed that misleading financial promotions by authorised firms more than doubled from 207 in 2020 to 564 in 2021.
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Momentum Global Investment Management (MGIM) is to add a sustainable managed portfolio service to its MPS range.
Asset manager Jupiter has launched a Global Ecology Bond fund as it expands its ESG range.
Over a quarter of married couples have household wealth of over £1m, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Bank of England increases base rate to 0.5%
Written by Kat MitchellThe Bank of England has increased its base rate from 0.25% to 0.5% today as it looks to battle rising inflation.