Scottish Widows has announced that Eva Cairns has joined this week as Head of Responsible Investment and Stewardship. Eva brings 18 years of experience in responsible investing and climate strategy, as well as leading large-scale change projects and undertaking...
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Culture in financial services still needs to improve to better serve women, says FCA
Non-financial misconduct still major issue for financial services Industry needs to do more to attract more women into financial services roles. Women will control 70% of global wealth within two generations. Recent changes in culture within financial services firms...
Söderberg & Partners takes stake in four IFA firms
Swedish wealth manager Söderberg & Partners announces it has made investments in four IFA firms as it expands its presence in the UK financial advice space. The four firms are: Courtney Havers, a Tunbridge Wells-based firm founded by industry veteran Ray Tuffield....
Building Trust: How wealth providers can boost data sharing and better outcomes for clientsÂ
Written by Antonietta Price, consultant at Simplify Consulting The wealth management industry is focused on shifting towards a data-driven landscape, exploring new ways to gather, analyse, and utilise customer information. However, despite the industry’s best efforts,...
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Square Mile: Adviser Interest in Income Strategies Falls as Capital Accumulation Surges
Investment boutique Havelock steals double crown of most researched group and fund Liontrust returns to lead as most researched company...
FCA sets out findings against Link Financial Solutions in the Woodford investigation”
Link Fund Solutions (LFS) failed to act with due skill, care and diligence in its management of the Woodford Equity Income Fund (WEIF),...
Building Trust: How wealth providers can boost data sharing and better outcomes for clients Â
The wealth management industry is focused on shifting towards a data-driven landscape, exploring new ways to gather, analyse, and utilise...
Six largest advised platforms take 60% of new business, finds the lang catÂ
In its latest State of the Platform Nation report, which covers 19 advised platforms, the lang cat finds a clear correlation between...
Akoni Hub Partners with Reliance Bank to Provide Enhanced Savings Management Services
Akoni Hub has formed a partnership with Reliance Bank to make its savings products available on Akoni’s cash management platform. Akoni’s...
7IM launches major investment into its award-winning proprietary platform with senior hires
7IM today announces a major expansion of its Transformation team as part of its multimillion-pound and multi-year investment into its...
Vanguard appoints new head of Europe
Written by Jon Cleborne, current head of Personal Investor advice in the US, to succeed Sean Hagerty Vanguard announced today the...
Financial year end: making it a more seamless process with the right HR technologyÂ
By Marcus Beaver, UK&I Country Lead at Alight Solutions Financial year end has now been and gone, and while it may have felt like a...
FIBA adds SWIG Finance to lender panel
The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has announced that SWIG Finance is the latest addition to its lender panel,...
intelliflo recognised as one of the world’s most innovative companies by Fintech Global’s WealthTech100
intelliflo has been included on the WealthTech100 list by Fintech Global, an annual ranking of the world’s most...
LGIM joins SimplyBiz’s Risk Controlled solutions range
SimplyBiz has announced that Legal & General Investment Management’s (LGIM) Model Portfolio Service is the latest addition to its Risk...
Brexit Revisited: The Outlook for Financial Services Four Years Later
In this analysis, commercial finance operators, Anglo Scottish Finance, have taken a look at which of the early Brexit predictions have...
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