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The fall in life expectancy for men, revealed this week by ONS, was perhaps not such a big surprise given that more than 130,000 people have sadly lost their lives to Covid-19 over the past 18 months.
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The Financial Ombudsman Service has reported a “dramatic” 66% rise in fraud and scam complaints in the first quarter of its 2021/22 year.
Businesses are to get an extra year to prepare for the digitalisation of income tax, HM Revenue and Customs has said.
Wealth manager and Financial Planner Kingswood made a pre-tax loss of £3.7m in the first half of the year due mainly to the £4.1m cost of acquisitions in the period, the firm reported today.
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Former CISI Planning head launches 2 CFP prep courses
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Planners need to engage better with younger clients - Progeny
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Bank of England maintains historic low rate at 0.1%
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