Scottish Friendly is set to buy out Marine & General Mutual in its largest ever takeover, meaning it will double its assets to around £2 billion.
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IFA consolidator snaps up two advice firms for just over £1m
- Monday, 02 February 2015
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AFH Financial Group has snapped up two advice companies for just over £1m.
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Pension Tracing Service expands ahead of rule changes
- Monday, 02 February 2015
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A government service that helps people find lost pension cash is increasing its staff numbers fourfold in anticipation of rising demand as the Budget reforms kick in.
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FCA: Consumers get £1.8 billion redress payments from banks
- Thursday, 29 January 2015
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Some 11,000 consumers have received redress payments totalling £1.8 billion from banks in the Interest Rate Hedging Product Review Scheme.
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DFM collaboration to put advisers in retirement driving seat
- Thursday, 29 January 2015
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A "unique collaboration of DFMs" has come together to put "advisers in the driving seat" as they try to meet rising client demand arising from the pension freedoms.
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Wealth firms among companies failing Google test
- Thursday, 29 January 2015
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Wealth management companies are among 50% of firms in the financial services sector that have failed to create mobile friendly websites and pass a basic Google test.
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Financial Planners and Paraplanners to vie for new award
- Thursday, 29 January 2015
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A new award has been launched for Financial Planners and Paraplanners who have been challenged to build a high quality plan based on a case study to claim victory.
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169 firms fined over auto-enrolment failures
- Wednesday, 28 January 2015
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Fines totalling £66,400 were handed out by The Pensions Regulator in the last three months of 2014 for failing to meet workplace pension requirements, it revealed today.
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New pension protection rules fail to help many, firm warns
- Wednesday, 28 January 2015
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A second line of defence to strengthen consumers' positions when making use of the new pension rules will come too late for many retirees, a retirement advice firm has warned.
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Two CFP professionals become board directors
- Tuesday, 27 January 2015
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Two CFP professionals have been appointed to the board of an Accredited Financial Planning firm.
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