Business and Development
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UK IFA M&A booms as Private Equity keeps the deals rolling into 2025
New review finds private equity-driven M&A activity in the IFA sector surged in the UK in 2024, despite economic and regulatory headwinds,…
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Iress and Standard Life join forces to launch online annuity applications through The Exchange
Today Iress, in collaboration with Standard Life, part of Phoenix Group, announced the launch of online annuity applications through The Exchange. The…
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RedArc sees demand for neurodiversity support nearly double in two years
Ahead of World Autism Awareness Day (2 April 2025), RedArc has revealed that it has seen a huge rise in the demand…
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Quilter appoints Cat McInally to further strengthen technical support for advisers
Quilter, the adviser platform, has further strengthened its specialist technical team through the appointment of Cat McInally as a tax and trust…
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L&G launches intermediaries digital application process for annuities
L&G Apply set to move annuity applications into the fast lane. Features included in the launch are: L&G has announced the launch…
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Over 10,000 pension transfers searched for on new Origo service
Origo’s newly launched Unipass Transfer Tracking service has seen over 10,000 pension transfers searched for by advisers since it went live just…
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KPMG – confidence dips among financial services chiefs as geopolitical events weigh on revenues
Financial services leaders are less confident about profitability in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter, as they expect…
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Evelyn Partners to complete the sale of professional services business to funds advised by Apax
Evelyn Partners Group Limited (“the Group”) will today complete the sale of its Professional Services business to funds advised by Apax Partners…
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Marlborough announces ‘significant’ investment in First Wealth
Marlborough has made a ‘significant’ investment in First Wealth to support the financial planning firm’s ambitious growth strategy. The investment gives Marlborough…
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94% of financial services and banking orgs suffer cyber attack in last year as insider threat looms
Everfox, a global high-assurance cybersecurity leader, today released new research exposing how financial services and banking (FS&B) organisations are struggling to combat increasingly…
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