Just under a third (30%) of Financial Planners have reviewed their client fact finds to include questions about ESG preferences, according to a new report.
Read more ...Increasing regulatory cost biggest hurdle for Planners
- Thursday, 26 August 2021
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Increasing regulatory costs is the biggest hurdle facing Financial Planners in the next 24 months, according to our annual survey.
Read more ...Global dividends to regain pre-pandemic highs
- Thursday, 26 August 2021
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A strong dividend recovery is under way with global dividends set to return to their pre-Coronavirus pandemic highs in the next 12 months, according to a new report.
Read more ...Part-timers slipping behind with retirement saving
- Thursday, 26 August 2021
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Only half of part-time employees in the UK have a workplace pension, despite it being over four years since the introduction of auto-enrolment, according to a new report.
Read more ...FCA pushes £26.7m SIPP provider into insolvency
- Thursday, 26 August 2021
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has ordered that Cambridgeshire SIPP provider DAC Pensions Limited be placed into insolvency after the firm accepted business from unauthorised introducers without the proper vetting required by the FCA.
Read more ...WealthKernel launches digital SIPP offering
- Wednesday, 25 August 2021
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Fintech WealthKernel has launched a new digital SIPP offering which it says will enable more firms to offer ‘digital-first’ SIPPs to their customers.
Read more ...Bravura appoints new CEO in reshuffle
- Wednesday, 25 August 2021
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Fintech and platform ‘engine’ provider Bravura Solutions has promoted chief operating officer Nick Parsons to be its new chief executive to take over from Tony Klim who steps down in September.
Read more ...FCA warns over insurance product commissions
- Wednesday, 25 August 2021
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The FCA has warned insurance firms that they must improve clarity on commissions they pay to intermediaries on insurance products and prove that commissions are not excessive.
Read more ...Fintech claims UK first with financial ‘coaching’ app
- Wednesday, 25 August 2021
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Fintech Claro has launched an innovative ‘financial coaching’ app which it says will help people plan their own finances by combining technology with human experts.
Read more ...British Steel adviser forced into liquidation
- Tuesday, 24 August 2021
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A.W.Dallas Financial Services has been forced into liquidation after receiving 35 Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) complaints in relation to British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) pension transfer advice.
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