There’s no doubt whatsoever that the state of the nation’s economy this week and the severe market turbulence experienced in the wake of tax changes made in the Mini Budget takes the cake for the most newsworthy event.
However, it's not all that has been on the agenda this week with financial services set to reach the milestone of ten years of auto-enrolment in workplace pensions tomorrow. You can read my opinion piece on that here. Our most-read story however was the news on Monday that AJ Bell founder and outgoing chief executive Andy Bell will step down from the firm's board. The move came after the Financial Conduct Authority highlighted a need for a "clear distinction" between executive and non-executive roles at the business. This is an intriguing concept to pursue when financial services is perh...
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