The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the data regulator, says financial firms were the most targeted by cyber attackers in 2023.
Read more ...Aegon wants bigger role for advisers with Dashboards
- Friday, 10 May 2024
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Pensions and investment provider Aegon has urged the FCA to consider giving financial advisers a bigger role in the Pensions Dashboards to help clients make “better decisions.”
Read more ...North West Planner buys local IFA firm
- Friday, 10 May 2024
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Cheshire-headquartered Financial Planner Foresight Wealth Group has acquired £120m AUM local advice firm Cassons Financial Planning.
Read more ...Veteran IFA Tony still working as a planner at 81
- Friday, 10 May 2024
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Veteran Financial Planner Tony Lewis says he has no plans to retire despite being just a few months away from his 82nd birthday.
Read more ...Bigger IFW wellbeing conference set for this month
- Thursday, 09 May 2024
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The Institute for Financial Wellbeing (IFW), the non-profit body which aims to promote and campaign for better adviser and client wellbeing, is holding its 2024 annual conference later this month with the theme of ‘Financial Wellbeing 2030.’
Read more ...Iress to sell Pulse portfolio software arm
- Thursday, 09 May 2024
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Fintech Iress is to sell its Pulse portfolio management software to SecuritEase Holdings UK Limited, part of New Zealand-based SecuritEase group.
Read more ...Carpenter Box appoints new later life advice director
- Thursday, 09 May 2024
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South East accountants and Financial Planners Carpenter Box have appointed a new director of its Later Life advice team and announced 16 new promotions across the group.
Read more ...Defaqto unveils new MPS comparison tool
- Thursday, 09 May 2024
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Fintech and data provider Defaqto has today launched a new tool to provide comparisons between Managed Portfolio Services (MPS) and is also updating its MPS performance data monthly from now on.
Read more ...Bank keeps base rate at 5.25% for sixth time
- Thursday, 09 May 2024
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The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted today by 7-2 to keep the bank base rate at 5.25% for the sixth time amid signs a base rate cut in the second half is possible but by no means certain.
Read more ...Nearly £10m in fines for LCF auditors
- Wednesday, 08 May 2024
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The Financial Reporting Council, the regulator of auditors, accountants and actuaries, has imposed major fines and sanctions on three audit firms over their failings over the collapse of £237m mini-bond firm London Capital & Finance (LCF) plc.
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