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LV= pensions head moves to Nest
Former LV= pensions head Ray Chinn has joined Government-backed auto-enrolment Nest. After 10 years at LV= Chinn left the firm in March. He has now joined Nest as head of retirement options. Chinn was also deputy chair of the ILAG Wealth Management Strategy Group until January this year, and was a product development manager at […]
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Advisers stand by Old Mutual amid replatforming U-turn
Nearly 90 per cent of advisers say they won’t shift platform despite provider backtracking on replatforming deal Advisers have said they are likely to stick with Old Mutual after the provider cut ties with its replatforming provider IFDS. Last week, Old Mutual announced it had cancelled the estimated £450m deal to update its current technology […]
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Candid’s Justin Modray: ‘Advisers have used RDR as an excuse to jack up fees’
Living up to the name of his business, Candid Financial Advice director Justin Modray thinks most advisers charge too much for what they provide. It is a bugbear he speaks about regularly, provoking criticism from those who attribute rising advice costs to an increased workload post-RDR and pension freedoms. So what does he see as […]
The employment cost of The Big Society
Those with long memories will remember that in the run up to the 2010 general election there was much talk from the Conservative Party around a rather nebulous beast – The Big Society.
Martin: Indiscriminate selling creating opportunities
By Mark Martin, Head of UK Equities, Neptune Investment Management The start of 2016 has been one of the most tumultuous periods in recent years for UK markets, with the FTSE 100 Index briefly entering bear market territory in the middle of January. Fuelled by a collapse in the oil price and escalating concerns over […]
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SJP funds pass £85bn on ‘strong client retention’
St James’ Place’s funds under management have passed the £85bn mark as the firm boasts “continued strong retention of client funds”. In a trading update this morning, the firm says funds under management have risen 14 per cent since the start of the year to reach £85.7bn, with net inflows of £6.7bn in 2017 to […]
FOS Sipp complaints continue to rise
The number of Sipp related complaints at the Financial Ombudsman Service has continued to rise. Between July and September, 767 Sipp enquiries were received, FOS data out today shows, compared with 678 for the previous three months. Sipp complaints are now more than 50 per cent higher than they were in early 2016. 193 made […]
Investment uncovered: How to pick a passive fund
Three fund selectors give their views on choosing passive funds, blending, and investor suitability