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Business & Development
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Teachers’ pension valuation delays: legal expert explains how advisers can help divorcing clients navigate the backlog
Hundreds of teachers have faced life-altering delays in divorce proceedings due to long wait times for pension valuations. With legal action now…
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VouchedFor celebrates the trusted role of advisers with powerful new film
Leading adviser review site, VouchedFor, has launched a new film, celebrating the importance for clients of a trusted adviser during challenging times.…
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Entries open for the PFS Personal Finance Awards 2025/26
The Personal Finance Society (PFS) Personal Finance Awards 2025/26 are open for entry. Recognising excellence across the personal finance profession, the Awards…
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Steady hands and clear plans to support clients through financial planning shifts
Whether it’s inheritance tax reform creeping closer, pensions losing their once-sacred place outside the estate, or market ups and downs making clients…
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Preparing for September’s ‘Failure to Prevent Fraud’ offence
Written by Laurent Sarrat, co-founder and CEO of fraud detection and prevention company, Sis ID A wave of international payment regulations is…
Economy
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UK inflation falls again – but advisers urged to look beyond the headline rate: the industry reacts to latest data
After a long stretch of economic unease, UK inflation has continued its downward trajectory, with the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) falling to…
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UK jobs market hits milestone as job vacancies fall to lowest level in nearly 4 years: the industry reacts
The ONS has reported in the latest wages and employment data including UK jobs figures this morning. These data show unemployment has…
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UK economy bounces back with surprise growth in February but global turmoil clouds outlook | Industry reaction to GDP data
The UK economy delivered a welcome surprise in February, posting a 0.5% rise in GDP and hinting at a potential turnaround following…
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PIMCO: Assessing the US economy’s trajectory amid higher tariffs
Tariff policies have the potential to drive stagflation in the U.S. and contraction in other countries, and to complicate the Federal Reserve’s…
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The U.S. economy’s trajectory amid higher tariffs: analysis from PIMCO economist, Tiffany Wilding
Tariff policies have the potential to drive stagflation in the U.S. and contraction in other countries, and to complicate the Federal Reserve’s…
Insurance and Protection
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A stellar year for Moneyfacts Private Medical Insurance Star Ratings 2025
Moneyfacts is pleased to announce the Moneyfacts Annual Star Ratings 2025 for the Private Medical Insurance arena. · Year-on-year the number of Private Medical Insurance products available for assessment…
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Guardian announces biggest cover upgrade yet to critical illness plans
Guardian has announced that its biggest cover upgrade yet – across both adult and children’s critical illness cover – will take place…
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L&G finds employment plays an important role in cancer recovery
L&G and Perci Health report that return to work is the top ‘practical’ concern (83%) for those employees with cancer they supported…
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Zurich becomes seventh insurer to join CIExpert’s Income Protection Insight Zones
CIExpert is delighted to announce that Zurich has added its updated Income Protection plan to the CIExpert Insight Zones making it the…
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Why PMI should be part of an adviser’s toolkit
Written by Ahmed Bawa, CEO of Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) In today’s financial advice landscape, it’s becoming essential for advisers to deliver…
Mortgage & Property
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House prices stagnate but mortgage rate decreases may fuel growth
Karen Noye, mortgage expert at Quilter comments on the latest UK house price index: “February’s house price figures show the market holding…
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Rightmove commentary on mortgage market and reaction to inflation news
Following the news that UK inflation has fallen to 2.6%, industry experts and professionals have been sharing their views on the news.…
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Key Later Life Finance – advisers are turning away later life lending enquiries, study finds
Nearly two out of five advisers are regularly turning away potential new clients enquiring about later life lending options because they lack…
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Proportion of new lifetime mortgage business from owners of high value homes almost doubles on quarterly basis
Analysis by lifetime mortgage lender Pure Retirement has shown that in Q1 of this year the proportion of new business coming from…
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Santander cuts mortgage rates by up to 0.21% and reintroduces sub-4% deals
Santander UK has announced that, from Thursday 17 April, it is reducing interest rates across its mortgage products including its home mover,…
Regulation & Complaince
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FCA probes banks on bereavement and power of attorney policies
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has highlighted that banks and building societies can improve how they treat customers affected by bereavement or…
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New CII report says boards and senior leaders must ‘walk the walk’ to improve outcomes for vulnerable customers – 10 April 2025
A new Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) roundtable report calls for a ‘coalition of the willing’ to move beyond identifying characteristics of vulnerability,…
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The FCA: Rules for investment managers to be reformed to support growth
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing reforms to its regime for alternative asset managers, to make it easier for firms to…
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Guest insight | FCA’s record-breaking year of fines: how can companies stay compliant?
With FCA fines soaring to a record £176 million in 2024—a staggering 230% increase from the previous year—financial firms face mounting pressure…
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FCA fresh thinking on using pension pots for house deposits ‘a welcome development’ – Steve Webb, LCP
A speech by the CEO of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), in which he flagged openness to using pension saving to help…
