Business & Development
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British Business Bank commits £40m to Eka Ventures to support early-stage impact economy
The British Business Bank has made a cornerstone commitment of £40m to Eka Ventures’ Fund II, supporting a final close of £80m.…
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Bridge Investment Intelligence launches Bridge, a first-of-its-kind independent research platform for financial advisers
Bridge Investment Intelligence Ltd, a UK-based investment research firm, has announced the launch of Bridge, a first-of-its-kind platform providing financial advisers with…
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LCP announces 19 new Partner promotions
LCP has promoted 19 new Partner promotions across the business. Aaron Punwani, LCP CEO, commented: “Promoting new partners is always a highlight of…
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Why financial literacy matters to the adviser community
Katie Brinsden, managing director at Truly Independent, examines how the UK’s longstanding problem with financial literacy continues to hold back both financial…
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Advised platforms hit record numbers for gross sales in 2025 while D2C gains ground
Advised platforms hit record gross sales of £92.82bn in 2025, up from £79.97bn in 2024 and £63.47bn in 2023, according to the lang cat. The consultancy’s latest annual State…
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Equity Release Council appoints new head of risk, policy and compliance
The Equity Release Council (the Council) has appointed Tracy Gorbutt-Powell as its new head of risk, policy and compliance. Tracy will report…
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Pure Retirement seeks to drive later life market expansion through introducer-facing resources for advisers
Lifetime mortgage lender Pure retirement has further underlined its commitment to supporting advisers in expanding the later life lending market through the…
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Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) launches check2 KYC tool
Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA), the mortgage, protection, and financial planning network, has launched check2, its own proprietary Know Your Customer (KYC) tool…
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Testing the outsourced review model | a real-world case study for IFAs
In the first two articles in this series, Rethinking annual reviews: the hidden constraint in UK advice firms and Measuring the hidden costs of…
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New Unbiased research reveals a ‘fee transparency gap’ in UK financial advice
Unbiased, the leading AI-enabled financial advice platform, today released new research indicating a significant ‘transparency gap’ within the UK financial advice industry.…
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