As auto-enrolment minimum contributions are set to rise from 5% to 8% in April, new analysis show has shown the cost of opting out of a workplace pension scheme.
Read more ...57% of women have never seen a financial adviser
- Friday, 08 March 2019
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Large-scale research carried out for PwC for today’s (8 March) International Women’s Day has found that 57% of women have never seen a financial adviser.
Read more ...Trustee accused of defrauding disability charity pension scheme
- Friday, 08 March 2019
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The former head of a charity for the disabled is to be prosecuted on suspicion of defrauding its pension scheme.
Read more ...Money podcaster Pete Matthew seals 7IM partnership
- Thursday, 07 March 2019
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UK-based money podcast and 7IM have launched a “groundbreaking”, low-cost investment service to make it easy for viewers and listeners to invest in funds that match their appetite for risk.
Read more ...Aviva results show platform flows down £2.3bn
- Thursday, 07 March 2019
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Aviva’s 2018 preliminary results have revealed a fall of 37% in net platform inflows, following disruption from its migration to FNZ technology.
Read more ...FSCS refuses claims against failed £236m mini-bond firm
- Thursday, 07 March 2019
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The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has said it will not accept claims over collapsed mini-bond firm London Capital & Finance (LCF).
Read more ...Fund management in UK overwhelmingly male-dominated
- Thursday, 07 March 2019
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New analysis on the eve of International Women’s Day tomorrow (8 March) has found that of the top 50 mutual funds in the UK just one is run by a woman.
Read more ...Openwork staff raise £7.4m to help disadvantaged kids
- Thursday, 07 March 2019
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Staff and advisers at the Openwork network have raised £562,000 in the past year to help disadvantaged children and young adults, pushing the total raised since 2005 by people working for Openwork to £7.4m.
Read more ...Smith & Williamson boosts Guildford investment team
- Wednesday, 06 March 2019
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Tax adviser and wealth manager Smith & Williamson has recruited experienced investment professional Jules Porter from Investec for its Guildford office.
Read more ...Legal & General reports record £10bn in annuity sales
- Wednesday, 06 March 2019
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Legal & General today reported a record rise in annuity sales in 2018 to over £10bn - suggesting that the predicted death of annuities following the Pension Freedoms may have been overdone.
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