Acting head of sales Shaun l’Anson has left Preferred Mortgages to join Beacon Group as head of lending.
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A law unto itself
I would like to pose a question or two for the regulator and for the regulated. How far should a regulator be able to change things simply to make its life easier?
Cavanagh opens office in Chichester
National IFA Cavanagh Group is opening an office in Chichester with a team of five consultants who previously worked at Barclays Wealth.Cavanagh Group managing director Simon Redgrove says: “As well as our operations across the rest of the UK, Cavanagh’s aim is to continue to build the largest quality IFA business operating along the South […]
The GMAC-RFC dilemma: to tighten or not to tighten
I am considering taking bets on how many times I will be writing my blog on the current liquidity crisis following the continued fallout from the US sub-prime crash.
SLI given enhanced bond role by The Pensions Trust
Standard Life Investments has been appointed as a bond manager on The Pensions Trust’s UK gilt portfolio, following a restructure by the firm.
Lifetime Isa – Long-term savings scheme or Trojan Horse?
Steve Webb, our Director of Policy and External Communications, considers the new Lifetime Isa When the Green Paper on ‘Strengthening the Incentive to Save’ was published last summer, we thought the 2016 Budget might be a momentous one for pensions. Radical reform to pension tax relief was on the table, with the lead options including […]
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Phil Wickenden: The hard work others fear brings special results
You have to do hard things to be successful in life. The things no one else does. Why? Life coaches will tell you those are the things that define you; the things that make the difference between existing and living. This may well be true but if that does not float your boat, then American […]
LEBC: Women less likely to shop around for retirement income
Only a quarter of women are shopping around for their retirement income, according to national IFA LEBC. Customers of LEBC pension advice business The Retirement Adviser are far more likely to use its whole of market service to find the best retirement income solution if they are male. LEBC says the proportion of women using […]
The Wells Street Journal: Brexit Monopoly and teen dreams
A weekly account of the curious goings-on in the world of financial services A game of Brexit MonopolyLast week, in a foreign policy speech, Theresa May said Brexit negotiations were in their “endgame”. WSJ thinks this is highly unlikely, having heard that not even a quarter of European law has been rolled over yet. Wingate […]
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