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Retirement

Pension scams: Six key stats which sparked cold-calling ban

Victims have lost £43m

clock 24 August 2017 • 3 min read

Tax planning

IHT to hit more people but simple steps can cut costs, advisers say

Clients unaware of gifting rules

clock 24 August 2017 • 3 min read

Individual Protection

Half of protection advisers cite marketing as 'biggest skills gap'

Half of advisers surveyed said that marketing was the biggest skills gap in their business, according to research conducted by COVER in partnership with Aviva.

clock 24 August 2017 • 2 min read

Retirement

Pensions Ombudsman to take on TPAS' dispute process

The Pensions Ombudsman is planning to bring The Pensions Advisory Service's (TPAS) dispute resolution process into its remit.

clock 24 August 2017 • 1 min read

Global

Hedge funds pile back into credit default swaps as sales double

$20bn to $30bn 'bespoke tranches' issued in 2017

clock 24 August 2017 • 1 min read

Wrap/platforms

Nucleus pays first dividend offering 4.8% yield

£4.3m dividend

clock 24 August 2017 • 1 min read

Managed solutions

HSBC GAM expands offering with four global fund launches

Two income funds; two multi-asset

clock 23 August 2017 • 2 min read

Investment

Investors back IFAs over robo-advice in trust survey

One in ten (12%) trust robo-advice

clock 23 August 2017 • 1 min read

Regulation

Latest FCA intervention on SSAS signals 'creeping regulation'

Compliance costs could rise

clock 23 August 2017 • 3 min read

Retirement

Auto-enrolled millennials want matching employer contributions, research finds

Millennials would up pension contributions alongside pay

clock 22 August 2017 • 3 min read