The Personal Finance Society is to work with schools to give pupils the opportunity to pick the brains of financial advisers online.
Read more ...BW warns of 'capacity crunch' in DB transfer advice
- Tuesday, 09 June 2020
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Pension consultancy Barnett Waddingham has warned that there are likely to be too few advisers to meet demand from the 120,000 pension savers a year it predicts will need DB transfer advice.
Read more ...IWP acquires London Financial Planner Clairville York
- Tuesday, 09 June 2020
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Expanding national Financial Planning firm Independent Wealth Planners (IWP) has acquired London Financial Planner Clairville York Financial Advisers, the company’s eighth ‘hub.’
Read more ...Auto-enrolment opt out rate rises to 9%
- Tuesday, 09 June 2020
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The percentage of Nest’s 9m pension savers opting out of auto enrolment has increased from 6% to 9% following the second increase in minimum auto enrolment contributions.
Read more ...1m more reach Pension Freedom age this year
- Monday, 08 June 2020
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A record 1m more people will reach the Pension Freedom age of 55 his year and this ‘peak’ will last for several years, according to new analysis.
Read more ...2 new members for Financial Services Consumer Panel
- Monday, 08 June 2020
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The Financial Services Consumer Panel - which advisers the FCA on consumer interests - has appointed two new members.
Read more ...Fintech launches abridged DB advice service
- Monday, 08 June 2020
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Fintech firm Wealth Wizards, which combines Chartered Financial Planning and robo advice, has launched an automated ‘algorithmic’ abridged advice service for DB transfers.
Read more ...Frenkel Topping inks third legal firm deal
- Monday, 08 June 2020
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Financial adviser Frenkel Topping has launched a joint venture with personal injury specialists Express Solicitors.
Read more ...FCA launches DB transfer probe into Lighthouse
- Friday, 05 June 2020
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The FCA has launched a probe into DB transfer advice given by advisers at Lighthouse Group - now part of Quilter.
Read more ...Industry split on contingent charging ban
- Friday, 05 June 2020
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The industry is split on its response to the FCA’s ban announced today on most contingent charging on DB pension transfer advice.
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