The Chartered Insurance Institute and Islamic Insurance Association of London have joined forces with the University of Bolton to launch an MBA in Islamic Finance.
Read more ...Pensions firm launches Shariah-compliant SIPP
- Friday, 07 August 2020
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Options Pensions has launched a Sharia SIPP in partnership with Islamic investment group Wahed Invest.
Read more ...Profits fall 30% at Standard Life Aberdeen as Covid-19 hits
- Friday, 07 August 2020
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Standard Life Aberdeen reported sharp falls in revenue and profits today due to the impact of Coronavirus and Lloyds Banking Group pulling out £25bn of managed funds.
Read more ...Hargreaves profits jump 24% as 188,000 new clients sign up
- Friday, 07 August 2020
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Bristol-based wealth manager and investment provider Hargreaves Lansdown has reported a 24% rise in pre-tax profit for the full year to 30 June to £378.3m.
Read more ...LV= launches equity release drawdown product
- Friday, 07 August 2020
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Savings and retirement provider LV= has launched a equity release drawdown product on its new equity release platform for Financial Planners.
Read more ...Fifth of UK workers still unaware of auto-enrolment
- Thursday, 06 August 2020
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Figures from the Office of National Statistics showed that 19% of UK workers are unaware of auto-enrolment into a workplace pension scheme.
Read more ...Savers put £11.2bn into retail funds in Q2
- Thursday, 06 August 2020
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UK savers pumped £11.2bn into retail funds in the second quarter of 2020, according to the latest figures from the Investment Association.
Read more ...Savings as important as pensions now say consumers
- Thursday, 06 August 2020
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Over three quarters of UK adults (77.5%) said that the recent Coronavirus pandemic made them realise the importance of having savings to fall back on, according to a recent survey.
Read more ...Aviva profit drops by a third as new CEO promises action
- Thursday, 06 August 2020
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Pre-tax profit at Aviva dropped 29% year on year to £1.07bn for the first half of 2020, as the provider pledged to transform its performance and improve efficiency.
Read more ...UK economic downturn less severe than feared
- Thursday, 06 August 2020
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The Bank of England said it expects the economy to shrink by 9.5% in 2020, less than the initial estimate of 14%.
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