The Financial Conduct Authority is to focus on "proportionate regulation" under its new 5-year strategy, its chief operating officer told ABI conference delegates this week.
Read more ...Exclusive: CII launches probe after Chartered Planner’s firm fails
- Thursday, 19 June 2025
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The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has launched an investigation after a Kent financial advice firm run by a Chartered Financial Planner failed.
Read more ...Wesleyan to launch new in-house platform
- Wednesday, 18 June 2025
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Financial services mutual Wesleyan has partnered with SS&C Technologies to launch its own digital-first wealth management platform.
Read more ...Nearly 30% of Gen X confused by retirement options
- Wednesday, 18 June 2025
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A third (28%) of Generation X pension savers say they are confused by the financial information they are given about funding their retirement, a survey has found.
Read more ...Two thirds of FOS adviser complaints linked to suitability
- Wednesday, 18 June 2025
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Close to two thirds (61%) of complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service about advisers are related to advice suitability, according to a new study.
Read more ...1 in 2 advice firms looking at segmenting clients
- Wednesday, 18 June 2025
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Half of advice firms are reviewing their client bases for potential segmentation ahead of the FCA’s Advice Guidance Boundary Review outcome, according to a new report.
Read more ...CPI dips to 3.4% but remains 'sticky'
- Wednesday, 18 June 2025
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CPI inflation eased slightly in May to 3.4% from 3.5% in April, ONS said today.
Read more ...Investors switch from equities to cash
- Wednesday, 18 June 2025
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One in five retail investors have switched money from equities to cash in response to stock market volatility, new research shows.
Read more ...Shackleton taken over by New York private equity firm
- Tuesday, 17 June 2025
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Fast-growing Financial Planning firm Shackleton, formerly the Skerritts Group, has been taken over by New York-based private equity firm Lee Equity Partners, which has taken a majority investment in the firm.
Read more ...New digital wealth app targets £100,000+ earners
- Tuesday, 17 June 2025
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A new digital wealth app has been launched targeting six-figure earners who have outgrown basic financial products but do not have the millions needed to access private banks.
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