A global crackdown on rogue 'finfluencers' (social media influencers) has been launched this week by nine regulators and is being spearheaded by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority.
Read more ...Billingham: Are we living in tomorrow's ‘Good Old Days’?
- Thursday, 05 June 2025
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As I promised a little while ago, this is my promised: ‘What do we do much better than before’ article. Instead of a very long list (which it would be), I want to focus on four connected and fundamental things.
Read more ...Pot needed for 'comfortable' retirement drops by £56,000
- Thursday, 05 June 2025
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A single person would need a pension pot of £682,000 - down £56,000 on last year - to produce a ‘comfortable’ retirement income, according to calculations by wealth manager Quilter.
Read more ...North East financial adviser firm fails
- Thursday, 05 June 2025
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North East-based financial advice firm PCM Asset Management Limited (FRN: 589116) has been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
Read more ...Pensions Bill: Experts welcome 'transformative' reforms
- Thursday, 05 June 2025
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Most workplace pension industry experts have welcomed the government's new Pension Schemes Bill, published today, which the DWP says will improve the pension savings of 20m workers.
Read more ...20m to benefit from new Pensions Bill - DWP
- Thursday, 05 June 2025
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The Department for Work and Pensions says 20m workers will benefit from the mammoth new Pension Schemes Bill which was laid before Parliament today.
Read more ...FOS sets out plans to change interest added to compensation
- Wednesday, 04 June 2025
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The Financial Ombudsman Service has proposed to change the interest applied to any awards it directs financial firms to make.
Read more ...Third of annuity buyers failing to shop around
- Wednesday, 04 June 2025
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A third (33%) of annuity buyers failed to compare rates from two or more providers before purchasing, according to a new report.
Read more ...Investors 'misunderstanding' passive fixed income funds
- Wednesday, 04 June 2025
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Retail investors may be failing to understand key issues with passive fixed income funds and are risking potentially significant under-performance, according to a new report.
Read more ...FCA apologises for second time in 2 weeks for delays
- Wednesday, 04 June 2025
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The FCA has issued a public apology for delays in its investigation into peer-to-peer lending firm FundingSecure, its second apology issued in two weeks.
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