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Interest rates hiked 50 basis points to 13-year record high of 5%

Markets

Interest rates hiked 50 basis points to 13-year record high of 5%

'Clients have been living with high inflation and sustained rate rises'

clock 22 June 2023 • 3 min read
Consumer Duty has the ability to be 'incredibly positive' for clients

Consumer Duty

Consumer Duty has the ability to be 'incredibly positive' for clients

Advisers face challenge of providing evidence of fair value in their work

clock 22 June 2023 • 1 min read
Evelyn Partners boosts Scotland expansion with PPM Wealth deal

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Evelyn Partners boosts Scotland expansion with PPM Wealth deal

A team of eight people from PPM Wealth will join Evelyn Partners

clock 22 June 2023 • 1 min read
Advisers must focus costs on 'human services' not digital shift

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Advisers must focus costs on 'human services' not digital shift

Delegates told to prioritise face-to-face client interaction over digital spend

clock 22 June 2023 • 1 min read
Govt pledges to improve DB transfer rules after regulation review

Pensions

Govt pledges to improve DB transfer rules after regulation review

2,400 in 290,000 transfers raised an amber flag warning

clock 22 June 2023 • 3 min read
Pensions dashboard delay labelled 'hugely disappointing'

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Pensions dashboard delay labelled 'hugely disappointing'

The Pensions Dashboards Programme was delayed earlier this month

clock 21 June 2023 • 1 min read
Clients want sustainability labels when investing

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Clients want sustainability labels when investing

‘A lot of pressure’ on asset managers to provide more ESG labels on funds

clock 21 June 2023 • 2 min read
Two more PFS member directors resign after CII takeover

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Two more PFS member directors resign after CII takeover

Vanessa Barnes and Gordon Wilson quit over PFS independence ‘concerns’

clock 21 June 2023 • 8 min read
The growing interest in private healthcare: What do advisers need to know?

Protection

The growing interest in private healthcare: What do advisers need to know?

11% of UK workers had accessed private hospital treatments in the past two years

clock 21 June 2023 • 4 min read
Inflation 'a bitter pill to swallow' as stagnant 8.7% recorded for May

Markets

Inflation 'a bitter pill to swallow' as stagnant 8.7% recorded for May

UK is 'suffering from a unique set of circumstances'

clock 21 June 2023 • 1 min read