The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation fell sharply from 1% in July to 0.2% in August as the Eat Out to Help Out restaurant scheme kicked in and helped lower eating out prices.
Read more ...Millions of over-50s leave retirement planning to ‘last minute’
- Wednesday, 16 September 2020
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Over a third of over-50s are leaving retirement planning to the proverbial ‘last minute’ of two years before retirement or failing to plan at all.
Read more ...1 in 10 workers have frozen pension contributions
- Wednesday, 16 September 2020
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One in ten workers have paused pension contributions in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic and its impact on incomes and savings.
Read more ...Hedge fund exec appeals £100,000 FCA market abuse fine
- Wednesday, 16 September 2020
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The FCA has fined hedge fund executive Corrado Abbattista £100,000 for market abuse and banned him from any regulatory activity.
Read more ...Brooks Macdonald profits rise 11.1% as more acquisitions planned
- Thursday, 17 September 2020
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DFM, wealth manager and Chartered Financial Planner Brooks Macdonald has reported an 11.1% increase in underlying profit before tax to £23m for its financial year ending 30 June 2020.
Read more ...FCA interim CEO to leave regulator
- Thursday, 17 September 2020
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Christopher Woolard will be stepping down from the FCA Board and any executive “or decision-making” roles from the start of October.
Read more ...PFS appoints Succession’s Sarah Lord as President
- Thursday, 17 September 2020
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The Personal Finance Society has appointed Sarah Lord FPFS, chief client officer at Succession Wealth, as President for 2020-21.
Read more ...Pension fraud going unpunished as scams rise
- Thursday, 17 September 2020
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Last year only two pension fraud cases a month were passed to the police to investigate despite nearly 400 reports to Action Fraud.
Read more ...DB transfer values fall to pre-lockdown levels
- Thursday, 17 September 2020
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DB transfer values fell from July’s record-high to levels similar to pre-lockdown in August, while the number of members asking for a transfer value also declined, according to a new report.
Read more ...Women less optimistic about investment recovery
- Friday, 18 September 2020
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Men are six times more likely than women to believe their investments will return to their pre-pandemic values within 12 months, according to new research.
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