The FCA has opened a consultation into new guidance to be added to its Perimeter Guidance Manual (PERG) as the much-delayed Pension Dashboards Programme continues to inch forwards.
Read more ...FCA consults industry as Pension Dashboards edge forward
- Thursday, 28 March 2024
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Wren Sterling strikes first takeover deal of 2024
- Thursday, 28 March 2024
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National Financial Planner Wren Sterling has completed its first acquisition of 2024 with a deal to buy £265m AUM Newcastle-under-Lyme firm TW Financial Planning.
Read more ...9 in 10 clients turn to infrastructure investments
- Thursday, 28 March 2024
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More than 9 in 10 (92%) of financial advice clients with over £200,000 in investible assets have an allocation to infrastructure investments, according to new research.
Read more ...Number of DB transfers falls to lowest level in 6 years
- Wednesday, 27 March 2024
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Pension transfer activity fell to its lowest level in over six years in February, according to the latest data from pensions consultancy XPS.
Read more ...Manchester-based pension transfer adviser fails
- Wednesday, 27 March 2024
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The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has declared Manchester-based Pension Advice Specialists Ltd (FRN: 792927) as failed.
Read more ...New alliance launched to boost industry recruitment
- Wednesday, 27 March 2024
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The Consumer Duty Alliance, the body aiming to boost trust and confidence in financial advice, is launching a major initiative to help recruit new industry talent.
Read more ...SJP launches new CIO Office team
- Wednesday, 27 March 2024
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Wealth manager St James’s Place has added a new ‘CIO Office’ team to oversee the running of its investment processes.
Read more ...12% put off managing money until older milestones
- Wednesday, 27 March 2024
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An estimated 6.5m UK adults (12%) are waiting until they get married, become parents, or own a home before they think about arranging key financial products, new research warns.
Read more ...HNW investors maintaining large cash holdings
- Tuesday, 26 March 2024
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Nearly four in five (78%) of global HNW investors are holding historically large cash holdings, according to a survey by global fund manager Capital Group.
Read more ...Utmost appoints new Isle of Man and Ireland CEOs
- Tuesday, 26 March 2024
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Wealth manager Utmost International has recruited in-house to appoint Karl Moore and Henry O’Sullivan as the chief executives of its Isle of Man and Ireland businesses.
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