Natwest and Santander latest banks planning to offer targeted support

Banking sector begins to dominate targeted support offerings

Sophia Panayi
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Natwest and Santander are the latest banks planning to offer targeted support, Professional Adviser understands.

While neither have received authorisation yet, it is understood that Natwest has developed a customer-focused proposition with strong safeguards. Natwest is currently working with the Financial Conduct Authority to inform final parts of its build and progress authorisations ahead of launch. A targeted support proposition will follow Natwest's completion of its £2.7bn acquisition of Evelyn Partners earlier this month. Meanwhile Santander confirmed to Professional Adviser it is "working towards a proposition". Santander UK head of retail investing and insurance Gustavo Gallardo Al...

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