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GBST chief on powering the UK’s platforms
You only have to look at Old Mutual Wealth’s latest results to see how crucial keeping up with technology has become to financial services. The giant provider has had to write off another £250m and a further two years as a result of delays in upgrading the technology powering its platform. When the project is […]
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Nic Cicutti: Why Paul Lewis is wrong on advice vs guidance
What is the difference between advice and guidance? I have been pondering the subject over the past few days in the wake of a thoughtful article in Money Marketing by my fellow columnist Paul Lewis. Paul writes about the impending demise of the Money Advice Service, for which he made a number of videos about annuities. […]
MPs give HMRC six months to crack down on tax fraud
A damning report from Parliament’s public spending watchdog has given HM Revenue & Customs six months to set out its strategy for tackling tax fraud. The Public Accounts Committee raised serious concerns about the ability of the UK’s tax authorities to prosecute tax dodgers, as well as its effectiveness as a deterrent. In particular, the […]
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Apfa demands stronger claims management crackdown
Apfa has outlined a raft of new proposals to strengthen regulation of claims management companies as part of its response to a Ministry of Justice consultation. The MoJ unveiled its plans for the CMC market in mid-February, and took responses to the reforms in a consultation that closed yesterday. At the time, Apfa said the […]
Why the next Fed rate move might be down, not up, and how that’s not remotely priced in
Over the last seven years you have probably read countless articles and had endless discussions about when the Federal Reserve (Fed) is next going to hike. The chart below shows the Fed Funds rate implied by the market at the beginning of each year since 2010. The Fed did finally edge rates higher in December […]
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Are annuities missing asset class for sustainable drawdown?
How to make a pot of money last a lifetime- this is the crux of the retirement challenge. While the retirement landscape has undergone significant changes, the fundamentals of the challenge have remained the same but the responsibility for addressing it has shifted from institutions to the individual. Drawdown accounts are now the most popular […]
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FCA confirms ban for jailed Norfolk IFAs
The FCA has confirmed that financial adviser pair Alan and Russell Taylor will not be allowed to work in any regulated position again after being jailed for 11 years on fraud charges. The brothers, who ran Norfolk IFA Taylor and Taylor Associates, plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud earlier this year, after defrauding nearly 200 […]
Trevor Greetham: Was October volatility a trick or treat?
Markets have fluctuated in recent months but whether this will continue remains to be seen Stockmarkets exhibit a striking degree of seasonality. “Sell in May and go away” sounds like a superstition but patterns in decades of stockmarket data show that there is some underlying truth to it. A mechanical approach that sold everything in […]