Housing minister Yvette Cooper has unveiled the first 700 homes in 18 developments to be included in a scheme sto help first-time buyers.
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Gavin Stewart pipes in the haggis…
Resolution chief executive Gavin Stewart piped in the haggis at the firm’s massive Burns Night bash. The haggis was not to everyone’s taste. Thankfully, Resolution kindly supplied ample whiskey to take the taste away.
Sweetness and plight
Recommending incentives to transfer out of DB schemes is a risky business.
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Mike Wilson
The chairman of St James’s Place has a long career in building financial services companies by working in partnership with Sir Mark Weinberg. He says the secret of his success is in concentrating on strengths and now he spends half of his working week coaching advisers to increase their business. Interview by Gregor Watt.
Simply Biz adds 1,000 RIs with buy
SimplyBiz has bought Glasgow-based adviser services provider Compliance First in a deal that sees it increase its adviser client base by a third.Around 1,000 registered individuals, representing 205 adviser firms, use Compliance First, giving the combined group 4,000 advisers.Compliance First was owned by managing director Eric Ronald and another unnamed individual. The purchase price has […]
Rayner Spencer Mills: Why we rate the Artemis US Select Fund
Ken Rayner and Graham O¹Neill from RSM explain why they rate the fund, its investment process and how it can be used in a portfolio The Artemis US Select Fund became a RSM ‘rated’ fund earlier this year. In this video, Ken Rayner and Graham O’Neill explain the fund’s investment approach, why they rate it, […]
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FOS appoints former Which? boss to lead review into complaints failures
The Financial Ombudsman Service has appointed Money and Mental Health Policy Institute vice chair Richard Lloyd to lead an independent review into its complaints handling process. The former Which? executive director has been charged with producing a report into FOS’ practices after a Channel 4 documentary earlier this year suggested a number of failures at […]
Aberdeen Standard votes against ‘excessive’ pay at Persimmon
Aberdeen Standard Investments has voted against multi-million pound payouts for senior executives at housebuilder Persimmon. Persimmon held its annual general meeting today. There was a huge outcry at the end last year when it emerged the chief executive, chief financial officer and managing director of Persimmon were in line for huge pay packets as a […]
Tony Wickenden: Using VCTs and EISs in retirement planning
Consideration of non-pensions related tax-advantaged investment is becoming more necessary This week I want to take a look at where things stand in relation to pensions and planning using tax-advantaged investments following the Spring Statement. With the increasing impact of the lifetime and annual allowances, consideration of non-pensions-related tax-advantaged investments is becoming ever more necessary […]