More than half of advised adults have sought financial advice to understand what the Covid-19 panic means for them, and 85 per cent have financial concerns when thinking about the next 12...
The biggest barrier financial advice professionals face when trying to support consumers is being able to openly discuss the nature of an individual’s vulnerability with them, research across Chartered Insurance Institute and...
Ross Trustees, the professional trustee and pensions services firm, has appointed Graham Jung as trustee director. He joins the firm from BlackRock where he was a managing director in its institutional client...
New guidance on how The Pensions Regulator (TPR) will use its new criminal powers to investigate and prosecute those who avoid employer debts to pension schemes or put savers’ pensions at risk...
London-based IFA MWA Financial has bought Prosperity Financial Advisors & Stockbrokers as part of its ambitious growth plans to become a leading national firm. The deal for Hampshire-based Prosperity takes MWA’s assets...
Mercer is partnering with Hub Group for the launch of Destination Retirement, an automated retirement service, that will be available to Mercer Money customers and savers in the Mercer Master Trust. Hub...
The Financial Conduct Authority has admitted that the FSCS levy paid by advisers is “unsustainable”, but says there are no simple solutions to this issue. Speaking at an event held by PIMFA,...
The Pension and Lifetime Savings Association has strengthened its stewardship and voting guidelines to reflect the recent Covid crisis and new climate regulations. These guidelines warn pension fund investors to check whether...
Globally women receive 26 per cent less income than men in retirement, according to new report from the OECD. This international research looks at the gender pension gap across a OECD countries,...
The Department of Work and Pensions has announced that it will shortly begin consulting on plans to introduce simpler annual benefit statements for workplace pensions. This announcement by the pensions minister Guy...
