Odey Asset Management - including subsidiaries Brook Asset Management and Odey Wealth - is to close down following sex scandal accusations that engulfed its owner Crispin Odey earlier this year.
Read more ...PFS refutes claims of ‘missing’ £10m
- Tuesday, 31 October 2023
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The Personal Finance Society has refuted as “simply incorrect” claims that £10m is ‘missing’ from its funds.
Read more ...Evelyn Partners' AuMA up 6.9% to £55.6bn in Q3
- Tuesday, 31 October 2023
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Wealth manager and Financial Planner Evelyn Partners has reported a 6.9% year on year rise in Assets Under Management and Advice (AuMA) to £55.6bn for its Q3 (Q3 2022: £52bn).
Read more ...Brooks Macdonald to cut 55 jobs
- Tuesday, 31 October 2023
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Wealth and investment manager Brooks Macdonald is to cut 55 jobs - about 10% of its workforce - as part of cost-cutting measures announced today.
Read more ...Preview: PFS Annual Conference in Wales on Thursday
- Tuesday, 31 October 2023
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The Personal Finance Society (PFS), the 40,000-member professional body for Chartered Financial Planners, is holding its one-day 2023 National Conference at the new International Convention Centre near Newport, Wales on Thursday (2 November).
Read more ...FSCS protection to be extended to Long Term Asset Funds
- Monday, 30 October 2023
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The Financial Conduct Authority confirmed in a policy statement today that Long Term Asset Funds (LTAFs) will be covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
Read more ...Teachers' Pension Scheme rise will hit private schools
- Monday, 30 October 2023
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The Department for Education has today confirmed an increase of 5 percentage points to the employer contribution rate of the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) with schools' contributions set to rise from 23.6% to 28.6%.
Read more ...Nearly 300 support probe into ‘missing’ £10m at PFS
- Monday, 30 October 2023
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Nearly 300 Financial Planners have signed an open letter to the Personal Finance Society (PFS) board calling for a probe into an allegedly ‘missing’ £10m in funds campaigners claim is being held by the Chartered Insurance Institute, the PFS parent body.
Read more ...Workplace pension savers are more likely to be disengaged
- Monday, 30 October 2023
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Savers with workplace pension schemes are significantly less likely to understand or engage with their pensions compared to their counterparts with personal pensions, according to new research.
Read more ...Planner urges Chancellor to address retirement fears
- Monday, 30 October 2023
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Clients are increasingly worried about the prospect of maintaining their desired standard of living in retirement, according to Teesside Financial Planning firm Active Chartered Financial Planners.
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