Do you agree with Suffolk Life director of sales and marketing John Moret that commission on pension transfer business should be scrapped and that all pension transfer business should be fee-based? Chand Patel, BIMA
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Hogarth plans return to industry with new year venture
Former Bankhall joint chief executive Paul Hogarth is gearing up for a return to the industry. Hogarth’s restrictive covenant ends this week and he is looking at launching a venture in the new year. This is likely to focus on wraps or providing exit strategies for retiring advisers – the two areas that interest him […]
Put investment horse before product cart, says Cazalet
The future is bright for the life insurance sector if it sorts out its business model, says analyst Ned Cazalet. Speaking at a Cazalet Consulting conference on asset allocation last week, Cazalet said life offices should focus on true profitability rather than new business and put the “investment horse before the product cart”. He highlighted […]
A&L to unleash re-launched range from tomorrow
Alliance & Leicester is amending its current range of specialist mortgages from tomorrow.Its new range will include a two-year fixed rate buy-to-let at 5.29 per cent and a base-rate tracker at 0.15 per cent above base.There is also a self-cert, two-year fix at 5.25 per cent and a two-year near-prime fix at 5.90 per cent.A&L […]
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Are the new pension freedoms being used?
So are the new Pension Freedoms being used? The answer to this appears to be a very clear ‘yes’. Figures from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) this week provides firm evidence of such usage.
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AFH chief executive: ‘We have no intention of slowing down on acquisitions’
AFH chief executive Alan Hudson on leading the industry’s most prolific advice firm consolidator After announcing four acquisitions in just two weeks earlier this month, AFH chief executive Alan Hudson knows the market has questions about the sustainability of the group’s success. AFH is becoming a mainstay of adviser-press headlines as it continues buying up […]
Pensions minister: ESG rules will help demystify pensions for younger savers
Auto-enrolment has transformed saving and new regulations will help the pensions industry keep up. In 2012, pensions saving ebbed to a new low. Just 42 per cent of eligible private sector workers were participating in a workplace pension. Just six years on, that figure has soared to 81 per cent. The impact of auto-enrolment has […]
How are advisers handling client questions on crypto-currencies?
Michael Klimes examines the sceptical attitude advisers take towards crypto-currencies Unregulated investments can take diverse forms in the UK, from burial plots near Birmingham to storage pods in Blackburn. In more exotic locations such as the Caribbean, property is popular, while so-called “ethical crops” have lured investors to Africa. While these have been on advisers’ […]
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