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Five advice firms receive CII Chartered status from CII

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Five advice firms receive CII Chartered status from CII

Hargreaves Lansdown among five firms to have received Chartered status

clock 20 July 2023 • 1 min read
Benchmark to acquire Unique FP adding £755m in client assets

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Benchmark to acquire Unique FP adding £755m in client assets

The Schroders-owned advice network will acquire Swindon-based Unique FP

clock 20 July 2023 • 1 min read
Lack of understanding the main reason for not seeking an adviser

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Lack of understanding the main reason for not seeking an adviser

There is still a high propensity to seek an adviser in the future

clock 20 July 2023 • 2 min read
Advice firms dominate FSCS' default list in 2022/23 financial year

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Advice firms dominate FSCS' default list in 2022/23 financial year

Life boat fund expects to continue receiving more in 2023/24

clock 20 July 2023 • 1 min read
Platforms partner to deliver data 'seamlessly' to advisers

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Platforms partner to deliver data 'seamlessly' to advisers

To help advisers be more efficient by automating processes

clock 20 July 2023 • 1 min read
FSCS: Gender pay gap now at 1.5% in favour of women

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FSCS: Gender pay gap now at 1.5% in favour of women

The lifeboat fund is also working on reducing its ethnicity pay gap

clock 20 July 2023 • 1 min read
FSCS is processing claims 'quickly and efficiently'

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FSCS is processing claims 'quickly and efficiently'

This comes after the body said it would take a ‘more proactive approach’

clock 19 July 2023 • 1 min read
Nucleus' £242m Curtis Banks takeover under CMA investigation

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Nucleus' £242m Curtis Banks takeover under CMA investigation

It is understood that Nucleus has referred itself to the CMA

clock 19 July 2023 • 1 min read
FCA revokes advice firm's permissions after failure to pay fees

Regulation

FCA revokes advice firm's permissions after failure to pay fees

Integellus Financial Services can no longer carry out regulated activities

clock 19 July 2023 • 1 min read
The AI puzzle: Balancing threat and potential across financial services

Technology

The AI puzzle: Balancing threat and potential across financial services

'Regulators may be ill-equipped to deal with the AI challenge'

clock 18 July 2023 • 3 min read