William Russell, formerly F&C’s head of marketing, may not start his new job at M&G until October but it seems he is keen to start lobbying for his new firm.
At his leaving bash, surrounded by F&C workmates, Russell happily donned an M&G T-shirt, cap and other branded gizmos. Either he is an M&G enthusiast through and through or the three beers (apparently the most he has drunk since the handover of Hong Kong celebrations in 1997) went straight to his head. This may explain the deployment of Russell’s considerable marketing skills later that evening to negotiate his way into a Victoria kebab shop that had actually closed. Former colleagues suggest that, with his M&G cap on, he had an uncanny resemblance to Billy Bunter.View more on these topicsNews
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Lib Dems back cooling off period for pension withdrawals
The Liberal Democrats are calling for the government to introduce a cooling off period for people who take more than the minimum lump sum from their pension pot without taking financial advice. Currently, withdrawals over the 25 per cent minimum are taxed at an emergency tax rate, which can lead to pensioners paying too much […]
Flurry of FCA activity to impact mortgage advisers
Regulator unveils proposed directory of senior financial services professionals, publishes fees for 2018/19 and approves new tech-based mortgage firms. The Financial Conduct Authority published a raft of reports, consultations and policy initiatives over the past month and many will have a direct impact on the mortgage sector. Recently, the FCA has put forward plans to […]
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