A wealth manager from RBS has been hired by Tilney Bestinvest as its new director of Financial Planning. Read more ...
Paraplanners Powwow coming to London tomorrow
- Monday, 20 July 2015
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The growing Paraplanners Powwow movement rides into the capital tomorrow for the third Powwow Down South. Read more ...
Former Apple and Tesco boss joins Octopus
- Tuesday, 21 July 2015
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Apple’s former retail chief has been snapped up by Octopus Investments. Read more ...
IFP member firm combines 'best' of annuity and drawdown
- Tuesday, 21 July 2015
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An IFP corporate member claims it has created a ‘best of both’ solution to the problem of annuity versus flexi-access drawdown. Read more ...
Govt and FCA must act over 'huge' differences in drawdown fees
- Tuesday, 21 July 2015
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Consumer champion Which? has called for the Government and FCA to step in and shake up income drawdown charges. Read more ...
Proportion of upheld ISA complaints falls against annual trends
- Tuesday, 21 July 2015
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The proportion of ISA related complaints which were upheld by the Financial Ombudsman Service in the first quarter this financial year was lower than the trend over the last two years. Read more ...
George Kinder: Robo-advisers are friend, not foe, to planners
- Wednesday, 22 July 2015
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Robo-advice is a “tremendous asset” to planners who will all be utilising such tools in coming years, says Life Planning founder George Kinder. Read more ...
1 in 5 go to Pension Wise before contacting Fidelity
- Wednesday, 22 July 2015
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The number of Fidelity’s customers using Pension Wise before contacting the company has risen to 20%. Read more ...
Advisers steering clients towards multi asset products
- Wednesday, 22 July 2015
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Almost half of advisers have been encouraging their clients to invest in multi asset products in response to the current market volatility, a study suggests. Read more ...
Shake up of ISA and cash saving accounts sector by FCA
- Thursday, 23 July 2015
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Jargon must be binned as part of an FCA shake up to simplify switching between cash savings accounts, providers have been told. Read more ...