Thousands of bereaved partners could be paying tax unnecessarily on ISA savings they inherit from loved ones, platform provider Zurich has warned.
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- Thursday, 03 January 2019
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Square Mile hires PFS member as business development director
- Thursday, 03 January 2019
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Seasoned industry professional and PFS member John Lester has been hired by City-based investment consulting firm Square Mile as its new business development director.
Read more ...4 in 10 pensioners ‘having the best time of their life’
- Wednesday, 02 January 2019
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New research from The Nottingham Building Society has revealed that 39% of retired people in the UK claim that they are having the best time of their lives since they stopped working.
Read more ...‘Ambulance chasers’ must register to continue operating
- Wednesday, 02 January 2019
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Claims management companies (CMCs) - so-called ‘ambulance chasers’ - can now register for the temporary permission they need to operate when the FCA takes over regulation.
Read more ...Single Financial Guidance Body gets to work
- Wednesday, 02 January 2019
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The Single Financial Guidance Body (SFGB) began its work this week as it starts to take over from previous bodies.
Read more ...Advisers optimistic for 2019, Intelliflo survey reveals
- Wednesday, 02 January 2019
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A survey of 200 users of Intelliflo’s Intelligent Office during December revealed that advisers were optimistic that 2019 would see them increase business and recruit more staff.
Read more ...Premium Bonds create 2 new millionaires at start of 2019
- Wednesday, 02 January 2019
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Two lucky Premium Bond holders may be looking for Financial Planning advice after each scooping the £1m Premium Bonds jackpot.
Read more ...Charles Stanley’s Redwood is knighted in New Year Honours
- Monday, 31 December 2018
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Wealth manager and Financial Planner Charles Stanley’s chief global strategist John Redwood MP has been knighted in the New Year Honours and former Virgin Money chief executive Jayne-Anne Gadhia has been made a dame.
Read more ...250,000 NHS workers opt out of pension scheme
- Monday, 31 December 2018
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A quarter of a million NHS workers have opted out of the NHS pension scheme in the past three years, according to Freedom of Information data gathered by the Health Service Journal and Royal London.
Read more ...Nearly 6 in 10 people cut their spending in 2018
- Friday, 28 December 2018
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Economic uncertainty caused people to cut back on spending by an average of £125 a month in 2018, a new survey has revealed.
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