Fairness in pensions is very important, particularly when it comes to the State Pension. It is sadly, increasingly missing from Government pension policy.
Read more ...Editor’s Comment: War on scammers intensifies
- Friday, 24 June 2022
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There was a bit of good news this week in the seemingly never-ending war on scammers and financial crime.
Read more ...Editor’s Comment: Why better financial literacy adds up
- Friday, 24 June 2022
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The UK has an impressive 99% literacy rate, according to international studies. While this is worthy of praises I suspect the 'financial literacy' rate for the UK is just a fraction of this and the country is poorer as a result.
Read more ...Editor’s Comment: Reasons to see a planner, part 3
- Friday, 24 June 2022
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Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 has always been one of my favourite Ian Dury songs. It came to mind this week as we reported on the reasons to see a financial adviser.
Read more ...Editor’s Comment: A planning gold rush?
- Friday, 24 June 2022
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For as long as I’ve been writing about Financial Planning, several decades now, people have been fretting about the 'fact' that the average age of a Financial Planner is 105 (ok a slight exaggeration) and many planners are ready to quit, leaving an empty shell of a profession.
Read more ...Editor’s Comment: The cold call that kills trust
- Friday, 24 June 2022
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Prime minister Rishi Sunak surprised quite a few people this week with an unexpected announcement direct from No.10 that financial cold calling will be banned.
Read more ...Editor’s Comment: It’s a family affair - but a costly one
- Friday, 24 June 2022
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One of the most extraordinary statistics this week revealed that one in four advised clients are currently helping adult children financially.
Read more ...Editor’s Comment: Is the regulated sector shrinking?
- Friday, 24 June 2022
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We are often told that financial services is a boom sector and in many ways it is, employing over 1m people and bubbling with innovation and enterprise, but does all this activity mask the fact that in one key measure the sector is actually shrinking?
Read more ...Editor’s Comment: Vulnerable clients need advice too
- Friday, 24 June 2022
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The issue of vulnerable clients has become something of a hot potato in recent years so it was good this week to see some pleasing progress in the Financial Planning and financial advice arenas.
Read more ...Editor’s Comment: Time for some big boots
- Friday, 24 June 2022
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I suspect that eyes were rolling this week at the Department for Work and Pensions when Pensions Minister Laura Trott announced that Pensions Dashboards, originally due to begin in a test form this year, were being pushed back to 2026.
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