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TYE 2025: SIPPs are the essential year-end tool for taxefficient pension planning says James Floyd, of Alltrust Services Limited
As tax-year-end approaches, financial advisers are sharpening their focus on pension planning – and for good reason. Pensions, especially Self-Invested Personal Pensions…
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Ongoing financial advice and the art of remediation – Simplify Consulting’s Jayne Brown shares her assessment of the FCA’s review
The FCA’s review of ongoing advice practices highlighted areas for improvement. In this article, Jayne Brown, Lead Consultant at Simplify Consulting, explores…
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TYE 2025: George Clelland at Puma Investments explores how VCTs can mitigate income tax on pension withdrawals
George Clelland, Investment Product Manager at Puma Investments, explores how VCTs can be a powerful tax planning tool for retirees, helping to…
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FCA Ongoing Advice Review: a wake-up call and a window of opportunity for firms says Dynamic Planner’s Chris Jones
The FCA’s long-awaited ongoing advice review findings are better than feared — but, says Chris Jones (pictured), Chief Product Officer, Dynamic Planner,…
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TYE 2025: Royal London’s Justin Corliss explores “what advisers are asking us now about pensions”
The period from Christmas to the beginning of April and tax year end is always busy, but this year has been even…
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Leading the future of Paraplanning: we talk to Steven McBurnie about his vision as new CISI Chair
Steven McBurnie (pictured) has recently been appointed as Chair of the CISI Paraplanner Interest Group. Steven sat down with our very own…
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TYE 2025: Scottish Widows’ Gareth Davies outlines 5 things to think about before the 5th of April
With tax year-end fast approaching, here are some suggestions from Gareth Davies, Pensions Specialist at Scottish Widows, for how you can make…
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Legal insight | Non Court Dispute Resolution: Understanding the key differences between mediation and arbitration in divorce and family breakdown
With the court system under ever greater pressure and media interest in HNW litigation, the following insight written by Catherine Wood KC …
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Bridging the advice gap: Truly Independent’s Katie Brinsden highlights four “targeted support” talking points for advisers
In her latest blog for IFA Magazine, Katie Brinsden (pictured), Managing Director at the national, directly- authorised IFA, Truly Independent, why advisers must…
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Advisers are key to speeding up the life insurance journey says Rosemount FS’ Ahmed Bawa
Advisers are vital in shortening life insurance delays. In his latest blog for IFA Magazine, Ahmed Bawa (pictured), CEO of Rosemount Financial…


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