Almost two in three (61.5%) of SimplyBiz advisers are positive about the outlook for the sector in 2024, according to the network’s annual survey.
Read more ...1 in 3 parents of Gen X supporting adult children
- Thursday, 18 January 2024
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A third (29%) of parents born between 1965 and 1980 are financially supporting children over the age of 21.
Read more ...Pension tax changes boost business for 49% of advisers
- Thursday, 18 January 2024
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Nearly half of Financial Planners (49%) who offer retirement advice report that recent pension tax allowance changes have spurred a boom in demand for advice, according to a new study.
Read more ...8% rise in advised customers at AJ Bell
- Thursday, 18 January 2024
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Total advised customers at platform and SIPP provider AJ Bell rose 8% year-on-year in the quarter ending 31 December, according to a trading update today.
Read more ...PPF looks to global pension assoc for new CEO
- Thursday, 18 January 2024
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The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has appointed Michelle Ostermann as its new CEO from 1 April.
Read more ...£13m pension fraudsters forced to hand over assets
- Thursday, 18 January 2024
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Two convicted 'pension liberation' fraudsters have been ordered to hand over the majority of their assets after a Proceeds of Crime investigation by The Pensions Regulator (TPR).
Read more ...Campaigners call on Planners to log LOA stresses
- Thursday, 18 January 2024
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A group of industry campaigners has called on Financial Planners to estimate the cost of relying on hard copy Letters of Authority (LOA).
Read more ...1 in 2 to work longer due to lack of retirement income
- Wednesday, 17 January 2024
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Half of workers in the UK (49%) plan to work beyond State Pension age, with the average person now expecting to push back retirement to 72.
Read more ...Quilter recruits adviser propositions head from Sesame
- Wednesday, 17 January 2024
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Wealth manager and Financial Planner Quilter has appointed Craig Ross as head of adviser propositions.
Read more ...UAE firm achieves Chartered status
- Wednesday, 17 January 2024
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United Arab Emirates-headquartered wealth adviser GSB Capital has become the first international firm to achieve CISI Chartered Firm status.
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