By Julia Cluley, Divorce and Family Law Specialist, and Joanna Abrahams, Family Partner, at Valemus Law In 2021 there were 3.6 million cohabiting families in the UK, a 22.9% increase over a decade, but do you know what your rights are if you are one half of a...
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Scam warning flags reach a new high whilst transfer values continue to plummet
The rate of potential pension scam warning flags showed no sign of abating in April, according to XPS Pension Group’s Scam Flag Index tracker. A record high of 78% of transfers reviewed raised at least one warning sign of potential scam activity, meaning that rates...
IHT tax receipts continue year-on-year rise
New HRMC data out today shows that IHT receipts for April 2022 were £0.5 billion - £10 million higher than the same period a year earlier. Julia Rosenbloom, tax partner at Tilney Smith & Williamson, commented: “With growing pressure mounting on the Chancellor to...
International news: Noel Maye to step down as Financial Planning Standards Board CEO
Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd. (FPSB), the standards-setting body for the global financial planning profession and owner of the international CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER certification program, today announced that founder CEO Noel Maye will step down from his...
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Aegon comments on the Pension Regulator’s latest defined contribution trust scheme return data
Kate Smith, Head of Pensions at Aegon comments on the Pension Regulator’s latest defined contribution trust scheme return data 2021-2022:...
State Street: Investor Confidence Increases 4.5 Points in January to 89.3
State Street Global Markets has released the results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index® (ICI) for January 2022. The Global...
Markets price in four Bank of England rate hikes this year
Financial markets are currently pricing in a 95% chance of a UK interest rate rise to 0.5% next Thursday Also priced in are a total of...
LGIM launches new range of ESG Equity Index Funds
Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has announced the launch of a new range of ESG index funds, in response to increasing...
Fidelity’s Stupnytska: Inflation Forces Fed’s Hands As Tightening Beckons
Anna Stupnytska, Global Marco Economist at Fidelity International, comments on yesterday's FOMC decision: What happened? “At the January...
Standard Life enhances workplace Client Analytics tool to provide real-time insight on members’ Retirement Living Standards
Real time insight for employers as PLSA Retirement Living Standards incorporated into Standard Life’s Client Analytics tool Significant...
The Openwork Partnership welcomes the class of 2022
The Openwork Partnership, one of the UK’s largest and longest established financial advice and investment networks, is welcoming the...
How smoothed investment can mitigate the emotional rollercoaster for investors
The FTSE 100 has continued to gain momentum this year. However, tune in to this latest IFA Magazine podcast which happens when the global...
Vitality launches Smart Transfer Service and enhances client review reports
Vitality has announced today that it has strengthened its Invest proposition with the launch of a new transfer service designed to...
Mitigating risk through early stage companies
Mark Bower-Easton, Business Development Manager, at Oxford Capital talks us through the risk levels, due diligence and investment strategy...
M&G acquires leading impact investor, responsAbility Investments AG
M&G plc has announced today that it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in responsAbility Investments AG (“responsAbility”), a...
Verso WM acquires Liverpool based chartered financial planning firm Pavis FM
Verso Wealth Management (Verso), the digitally driven wealth management group, has announced this morning that it has aquired Pavis...
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