Verso Wealth Management is pleased to announce its acquisition of Campbell Thomson Insurance Services. This acquisition advances Verso’s strategy to build a market leading, national wealth management group and takes its assets under management to over £1 billion....
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#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek: Pushing mental wellbeing up the corporate agenda
This article is featured as part of our week-long series looking at awareness and practical advice to support the Mental Health of those working across the financial services sector. Julie Simpson, Compliance and HR Manager at YFM Equity Partners (YFM), explains how...
Majority of savers interested in their pension but need more help to save for a comfortable retirement
Over two thirds of savers are interested in their pension pot.Interest in pensions would increase as the size of pots grow for 71% of savers.16% of savers don’t know how much they will need in their pot for later life. New research released today from Penfold, the...
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek: Vitality sees large growth in Talking Therapies usage by members since pandemic
To mark mental health awareness week (9-15 May 2022), Vitality has today announced an increase in the number of people taking Talking Therapies treatment, with claims up 44% (between 2019 and 2021) on pre-pandemic levels. The data compares members claiming...
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FCA to review competition concerns in wholesale data markets
The FCA will launch 2 market studies and gather further information to investigate access to wholesale data. In response to a Call for...
On the Cards? – Corporate Re-Domiciliation to the UK
By Forsters LLP's Stuart Hatcher and Lianne Baker The Government is consulting on whether the UK should effect a corporate...
Key targets customer vulnerability with Aveni.ai
Equity release firm adopts speech analytics platform to improve ability to identify and support vulnerable customers. Equity release...
Tavistock purchases minority shareholding in LEBC
Tavistock has announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase 21% of the issued share capital of LEBC Holdings Limited...
ZEDRA bolsters Pension Services offering with acquisition of PTL
ZEDRA, the fast-growing global specialist in Corporate Services and Global Expansion, Active Wealth and Fund Solutions, today announces...
Adviser platforms see record number of firms buying investment companies
More advisory firms and wealth managers are buying investment companies on adviser platforms than ever before, according to data released...
Mazars’ George Lagarias: Lack of normality means lack of visibility
George Lagarias, Chief Economist at Mazars, discusses the potential outlook for the year ahead. Week ahead “Last week saw the second-worst...
Divorce Day: MetLife offers financial resilience tips for women navigating a divorce or change in relationship status
The 10th January marks ‘Divorce Day’; a day when family lawyers report an increase in enquiries as a result of the stress of a family...
Pictet Asset Management’s Luca Paolini: “Omicron wave won’t sink stocks”
“The Omicron Covid variant may have led to more restrictions but the economic recovery remains resilient nevertheless, which means stocks...
Aegon: Advisers highlight top 3 challenges to delivering retirement advice in 2022
Aegon research highlights the top 3 challenges concerning advisers when providing retirement advice in the coming year. In descending...
Hargreaves Lansdown and Oxford Economics launches a landmark study into savings and resilience
Chris Hill, CEO, Hargreaves Lansdown, says: “We have been helping our clients build financial resilience for 40 years, but we wanted to go...
River and Mercantile’s James Sym: Will 2022 be the year the industry starts doing ESG properly?
James Sym, Head of European Equities at River and Mercantile says that 2022 will be the year that the industry stops playing at ESG, and...
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