Six in 10 financial advisers believe the Consumer Duty will increase the advice fees they charge and make the advice gap worse, according to a new survey.
Read more ...40 adviser firms fail with BSPS claims
- Monday, 11 September 2023
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Forty financial advice firms hit by BSPS claims have so far failed with a further seven under investigation, latest FSCS data shows.
Read more ...FCA confirms ‘tough’ new crypto regime from October
- Friday, 08 September 2023
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The FCA is to press ahead with tough new rules on cryptoasset product marketing from 8 October but will soften some of its deadlines.
Read more ...£230m redress for Woodford investors moves ahead
- Friday, 08 September 2023
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Link Fund Solutions Limited (LFSL) says it expects to begin making payments under a £230m redress scheme to Woodford investors in the first quarter of 2024.
Read more ...Retired couples in South East have highest incomes
- Friday, 08 September 2023
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Retired couples in the South East enjoy weekly incomes 17% higher than the UK average, new research shows.
Read more ...STM Group offer extended for fourth time
- Friday, 08 September 2023
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The £39m bid for SIPP provider STM Group has been extended for a fourth time as chief executive Alan Kentish strives to buy a chunk of the company.
Read more ...Equity fund sales bounce back in July
- Friday, 08 September 2023
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After months of outflows, investors returned to equity funds in July with the highest sales since December 2021, according to data from fund manager trade body the Investment Association (IA).
Read more ...1.5m Britons plan never to retire as costs soar
- Thursday, 07 September 2023
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New research has revealed that 13% of adults currently employed plan never to give up work.
Read more ...Chartered Planner pens podcast-inspired retirement book
- Thursday, 07 September 2023
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Chartered Financial Planner Justin King has written a new book on retirement planning based on his experience hosting 180 episodes of his successful Retirement Café Podcast and interviewing dozens of guests.
Read more ...PFS National Conference moves to Wales
- Thursday, 07 September 2023
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The Personal Finance Society (PFS), the 40,000-member professional body for Chartered Financial Planners, is to hold its 2023 National Conference at the new International Convention Centre near Newport, Wales.
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