Senior executives from finance, consumer rights, research and technology have joined a new body designed to provide industry input to the government-backed financial guidance body MAPS.
Read more ...PFS welcomes FCA's deferral of CPD rules
- Thursday, 28 May 2020
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The Personal Finance Society has backed FCA’s changes to mandatory Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements during the Coronavirus outbreak.
Read more ...Losses rise at Charles Stanley Financial Planning arm
- Thursday, 28 May 2020
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Wealth manager Charles Stanley is continuing to invest in its Financial Planning arm despite growing losses.
Read more ...Advance by Embark platform joins Origo hub
- Thursday, 28 May 2020
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Embark Group’s new ‘Advance by Embark’ platform has been added to the Origo technology integration hub, becoming the 22nd company to join the fintech inter-connection service.
Read more ...New chairman at adviser network Openwork
- Wednesday, 27 May 2020
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Seasoned executive Andy Smart is to take over from Christopher Rodrigues as chairman of Openwork Holdings, the parent of 3,900-adviser network Openwork.
Read more ...Senior exec reshuffle at wealth manager Brown Shipley
- Wednesday, 27 May 2020
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Wealth manager Brown Shipley has appointed BNY Mellon veteran and CISI chairman Michael Cole-Fontayn as its new chairman in a move which will see current chair Rory Tapner become chair of parent company, the Luxembourg-based Quintet Private Bank.
Read more ...SJP gross inflows slow as Covid-19 bites
- Wednesday, 27 May 2020
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Wealth manager St James’s Place has reported a slowdown in new client investment as the impact of Covid-19 hits investor confidence.
Read more ...M&G buys Ascentric platform from Royal London
- Wednesday, 27 May 2020
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Royal London has sold its adviser platform business Ascentric - which has £14bn in Assets Under Administration - to fund manager M&G.
Read more ...4 in 10 to use savings to cope with pandemic
- Tuesday, 26 May 2020
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More than four in ten (45%) British savers expect to draw cash out of savings and investments to cope with the impact of Coronavirus on their household’s finances.
Read more ...Planner uses 3D printer to make PPE for carers
- Tuesday, 26 May 2020
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Financial Planner Robert Lewis of Celtic Financial Planning in Wales has spent the last month using his 3D printer to make face shields to protect healthcare workers and allow them to safely do essential work.
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