Financial wellbeing wanes following post-lockdown uplift
The boost people enjoyed to their financial wellbeing after lockdown measures began…
Aviva updates Covid-19 underwriting questions amid vaccination success
Aviva has updated its underwriting questions on Covid-19 and mental health for…
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Advisers slam regulations as biggest challenge
Financial advisers find regulations a worse burden than Covid-19, volatile markets, and…
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Advisers must highlight the benefits of protection to clients
In an incredibly difficult year, it’s reassuring to see that protection policies…
The business of buying and selling
Covid times have changed many things for us all. Prior to March…
John Hood: HMRC data reveals its tax decisions are mainly wrong
When HM Revenue & Customs conducts an investigation or tax enquiry and…
Employees have diverse views on future work plans
The working population has diverse preferences when it comes to designing the…
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DB transfers sink to new low
Defined benefit transfer numbers have dropped to a fresh low as the…
Advisers bullish on business post-Covid
Most financial advisers (81%) expect business and clients to increase over the…
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ONS: UK economy fell 3% in January
The UK economy shrank 2.9 per cent in January with services being…
Covid-19 has made wealth managers’ IT advance 10 years
Wealth managers have advanced their IT systems by 10 years in the…
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Supreme Court tells insurers to cover lockdown losses
The Supreme Court has ruled insurers must pay compensation to countless companies…
Workplace pension contributions drop 11% from Covid-19
Money saved into workplace defined contribution plans fell sharply as coronavirus hit…
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FCA to send advisers another Covid-19 impact survey
The FCA will send out another Covid-19 impact survey to advisers starting…
Future interest rate rise leaves Sunak wary on unlimited borrowing
A potential hike in future interest rates is leaving the chancellor wary…
Next state pension age review must assess Covid-19 factor
Living in the shadow of a global pandemic has made us much…
Chancellor addresses ‘disparity’ between private and public sector pay
NHS frontline staff will not be subjected to the public sector pay…
Quilter Financial Planning boss speaks about a tumultuous first few months at the top
Newly appointed chief executive Steve Gazard has over two decades of industry…
Redundancies spike to record high
Redundancies have spiked to a record high in the wake of the…
The long-term impact of Covid-19 on protection
The protection industry is bracing for a sharp uptick in claims amid…
Profile: How lockdown inspired an advice firm to innovate
Cornerstone Asset Management partner Jason Hemmings on increasing efficiency and reassuring clients…
Covid-19 hits revenues of small IFAs hardest
Small advice firms have suffered the worst revenue decline, due to the…
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Covid-19 will accelerate shift to fixed fee models, research suggests
Coronavirus will accelerate the shift from ad valorem to fixed fee models…
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‘Time will tell’ if second wave of Covid-19 will hit DB transfers
Only “time will tell” if a second wave of coronavirus cases will…
Tony Wickenden: The keys to making sure clients trust you
Be informed, reliable and likeable when meeting clients, and remember – it’s…
Unemployment rises again as payrolls shrink
The UK unemployment rate rose another 0.2 percentage points in the latest…
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FCA says a third of staff were deployed on Covid-19 work
Around a third of the FCA’s staff were deployed on Covid-19 related…
