The end of 2023 saw the rate of people transferring out of their DB pension fall to a five-year low, research from pensions consultancy XPS Pensions Group found.
Read more ...1 in 4 adults snub financial advice - even if free
- Friday, 19 January 2024
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Nearly one in four UK adults (23%) say they would never seek financial advice, even if it was free.
Read more ...Söderberg takes 'significant' stake in Chartered Planner
- Friday, 19 January 2024
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Major Swedish wealth manager Söderberg & Partners has taken a “significant” minority stake in expanding Bath-based Chartered Financial Planner Fidelius as it continues its UK expansion drive.
Read more ...BSPS-linked South Wales IFA firm Niche fails
- Friday, 19 January 2024
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The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has declared South Wales-based Niche Independent Financial Advisers Ltd (FRN: 472635) as failed.
Read more ...2 in 3 SimplyBiz advisers confident about 2024
- Friday, 19 January 2024
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Almost two in three (61.5%) of SimplyBiz advisers are positive about the outlook for the sector in 2024, according to the network’s annual survey.
Read more ...1 in 3 parents of Gen X supporting adult children
- Thursday, 18 January 2024
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A third (29%) of parents born between 1965 and 1980 are financially supporting children over the age of 21.
Read more ...Pension tax changes boost business for 49% of advisers
- Thursday, 18 January 2024
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Nearly half of Financial Planners (49%) who offer retirement advice report that recent pension tax allowance changes have spurred a boom in demand for advice, according to a new study.
Read more ...8% rise in advised customers at AJ Bell
- Thursday, 18 January 2024
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Total advised customers at platform and SIPP provider AJ Bell rose 8% year-on-year in the quarter ending 31 December, according to a trading update today.
Read more ...PPF looks to global pension assoc for new CEO
- Thursday, 18 January 2024
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The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has appointed Michelle Ostermann as its new CEO from 1 April.
Read more ...£13m pension fraudsters forced to hand over assets
- Thursday, 18 January 2024
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Two convicted 'pension liberation' fraudsters have been ordered to hand over the majority of their assets after a Proceeds of Crime investigation by The Pensions Regulator (TPR).
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