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Advisers need to change their business models if they are to attract the next generation of clients, according to a new research from consultants AKG. It found that nine out of 10...

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme will significantly reduce the levy it charges on the advisory sector, due to the falling number of claims against failed firms. The forecast for next year has...

Hymans Robertson has launched a new guide for DB sponsors, designed to stop them ‘sleep-walking’ into a scheme buy out.  The interactive guide aims to help corporates understand more about the endgame...

Collective DC (CDC) may become default option at retirement according to a new report for Aon, which predicts these schemes will ‘transform’ the retirement landscape. The investment consultant says that CDC decumulation-only...

Standard Life has appointed DB pension administrator Equiniti to help its grow its bulk purchase annuity (BPA) business. Equiniti will provide full administration of both buy-in and buy-out BPA policies, designed to...

A former pension trustee entered a not-guilty plea in a case brought by The Pensions Regulator regarding allegations of making illegal investments on six counts. At Preston Crown Court yesterday, former Worthington...

Over the two time periods of January through March 2022 and April through June 2022, the growth of regular salaries lagged behind rising inflation, according to figures from the Office of National...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) should make philanthropy advice training mandatory for financial advisers and introduce regulations to ensure it is discussed with clients says Law Family Commission on Civil Society, led...

Nearly 30.8 million working days were lost in 2021/22 and over 1.8 million work-related ill health cases were reported in the same period, according to new data from the Office of National...

Members of workplace pension schemes lose about £1.7bn a year as they approach and enter retirement because savers choose expensive access points to their funds, according to new research from HSBC Tomorrow...