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Former FCA chief set to join EY as a partner
Written by Kat MitchellFormer interim FCA chief Christopher Woolard is to take up a partnership role at financial and accountancy consultancy giant EY in April.
Cockburn Lucas expands women's planning service
Written by Kat MitchellChartered Financial Planning firm Cockburn Lucas has expanded its Cockburn Lucas for Women service with a new hire.
I entered financial services just as the tech bubble was about to burst. One of my earliest professional experiences of investing was watching the bubble surrounding tech stocks, swiftly followed by the disappointment of investors who had become over exposed to that sector as it collapsed.
Investec Bank will pull out of the retail structured product sector in the UK retail market from April, the company revealed today.
The Openwork Foundation, the charitable arm of adviser network Openwork, has marked its 40 year anniversary by revealing it has so far raised £20.8m for charity over four decades and helped more than 476,000 vulnerable people along the way.
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Wealth Manager Charles Stanley has removed VAT from its Managed Portfolio Service (MPS) across its Dynamic Passive, Blended and Multi-manager models.
Wealth manager trade body PIMFA has called on the Government to extend the remit of a new bill going through Parliament to tackle a surge in online scams.
Monday saw a grilling of Andrew Bailey, former CEO of the FCA, by Treasury Committee MPs regarding missed opportunities for the early detection of problems at the failed mini-bond provider London Capital & Finance.
Consumers rate gambling over financial advice
Written by Kat MitchellUK consumers are twice as likely to play the lottery than they are to speak to a financial adviser to try to improve their finances, according to a new study.