More SJP revelations in three things your clients may call you about this week …

What made financial headlines over the weekend?

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St James's Place 'crisis talks' and retiring before state pension age - here's our weekly heads-up on the financial stories that may have caught your clients' attention over the weekend …

St James's Place comes clean: your pension shouldn't pay for our holidays SJP has held "crisis talks" after The Sunday Times last week unveiled the advice giant's extensive sales incentives. This weekend, however, The Sunday Times reveals two cruises in Spain and Greece are still going ahead despite many advisers being "desperate" for a culture shift, according to a whistleblower.  The crisis talks, held in the form of an online conference call for the firm's advisers, were led by managing director Ian Gascoigne. On the call, a recording of which was leaked to the 'paper, he reportedl...

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