Multi-national, South African-owned financial provider Old Mutual Limited (OML) has suspended its chief executive Peter Moyo.
Read more ...6m Britons would pay for cheaper financial advice
- Friday, 24 May 2019
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Nearly 6 million people would be willing to pay for financial advice if it cost less, new consumer research has suggested.
Read more ...Women expect £100k smaller pension fund than men
- Friday, 24 May 2019
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Analysis of government data by a Financial Planner and wealth manager has revealed that women expect to have a pension pot of £168,000 when they retire, almost £100,000 less than men.
Read more ...Govt launches probe into FCA's handling of failed £236m firm
- Thursday, 23 May 2019
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The government has today officially launched a probe into the circumstances surrounding the collapse of £236m mini-bond firm London Capital & Finance.
Read more ...600 firms back Gold Standard for DB transfers
- Thursday, 23 May 2019
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More than 600 firms have signed up in the first six weeks to support the PFS’s new Pension Transfer Gold Standard designed to improve best practice in Defined Benefit transfers.
Read more ...ETFs set for inclusion in IA’s fund sectors
- Thursday, 23 May 2019
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The Investment Association has today given the go ahead for exchange traded funds (ETFs) to be included in the IA sectors from next year.
Read more ...Sustainable investment pioneer joins Helm Godfrey
- Thursday, 23 May 2019
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City of London-based Financial Planning firm Helm Godfrey has hired sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) expert John Ditchfield as its new head of responsible investment.
Read more ...AJ Bell pre-tax profits up 27% following IPO
- Thursday, 23 May 2019
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Platform and SIPP provider AJ Bell today reported pre-tax profits for the latest six-month period up 27% to £17.7m in its first results since floating in December.
Read more ...CPI inflation rises in April from 1.9% to 2.1%
- Wednesday, 22 May 2019
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The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) 12-month rate was 2.1% in April 2019, up from 1.9% in March.
Read more ...FCA freezes investment firm after £1m taken from investors
- Wednesday, 22 May 2019
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The FCA has won a High Court case against a company running an unauthorised investment scheme which took £1m from investors and promised a 6% return.
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