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Business & Development
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Smarsh collaborates with AWS to reduce compliance review workload by ~77%
Smarsh, a global leader in digital communications compliance and intelligence, announced breakthrough results from its strategic collaboration agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS), delivering a new…
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The divorce sandwich: the legal implications of divorce for the sandwich generation
With many divorcing couples facing the competing financial demands of children, ageing parents and retirement planning, advisers are increasingly supporting clients caught…
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Mattioli Woods expands Retiring Adviser programme with acquisition of KRD Financial Advisers
Mattioli Woods has announced the acquisition of KRD Financial Advisers Limited (“KRD”), a well-established financial planning business serving more than 1,000 households…
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Blackfinch Group acquires Lawdable and Wenup to accelerate technology-enabled planning support
Blackfinch Group has acquired legal technology businesses Lawdable and Wenup, expanding its technology-enabled support for advisers and their clients. Lawdable by Blackfinch…
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Afternoon wins the langcat AdviceTech Catwalk 2026
The winner of AdviceTech Catwalk 2026 is Afternoon, an AI-powered operating model which automates the advice process, the lang cat can reveal.…
Economy
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Volatility wracks markets at the end of a see-saw week
Susannah Streeter, chief investment strategist at Wealth Club, examines the renewed volatility sweeping through markets as fragile Middle East peace hopes collide…
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Who is in the running to be the next chancellor?
Sarah Coles, head of personal finance at AJ Bell, and Rachel Vahey, Danni Hewson and Dan Coatsworth examine what Andy Burnham’s expected…
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Tech bounces, oil declines but Europe deals with fresh energy shock
Susannah Streeter, chief investment strategist at Wealth Club, examines how fears of a prolonged energy crunch are fading as oil prices fall…
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Gilt markets eye Chancellor race as Burnham leads leadership contest
Jonathon Marchant, fund manager at Mattioli Woods, examines the market implications of Andy Burnham’s emergence as the likely next prime minister, with…
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Brexit at 10: Europe’s stock market edges the UK thanks to a deeper pool of high-growth winners
10 years after Britain voted to leave the European Union, new analysis from trading and investing platform IG shows European stocks have outperformed UK…
Insurance and Protection
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The Exeter reports strong income growth at 2026 AGM
UK health and life insurer, The Exeter, has announced an 8% increase in gross premium income to £135 million for 2025 at its Annual…
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Young workers three times more likely to see health worsen while waiting for care, Healix Health finds
Young employees are significantly more likely than older colleagues to see their health worsen while waiting for care, according to new data…
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LifeSearch highlights the challenge of insuring real lives under single‑insurer models
A new report from LifeSearch, one of the UK’s largest specialist protection advisers, has found that two-thirds (66%) of consumers say it’s…
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L&G highlights the case for earlier life insurance planning
L&G is encouraging younger adults to consider life insurance earlier in life, highlighting the potential benefits of securing cover before taking on…
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Financial resilience weakens as UK adults fear impact of financial shock, The Exeter finds
New data from UK health and life insurer The Exeter’s Consumer Health and Finance Tracker has found that nearly a third (29%) of UK adults are not confident that their household would be…
Mortgage & Property
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Armed Forces Day marks progress for new industry initiative
As the UK celebrates Armed Forces Day, a new initiative aimed at bringing service leavers and veterans into the mortgage intermediary market…
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Emotional journey of first-time property auction seller leaves family “over the moon” with result
Faced with the difficult decision to sell her childhood family home and property to help fund her mother’s care, Christine Mackay needed…
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Fleet Mortgages adds new products and cuts rates across all product ranges
Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, has today announced a series of product enhancements across its Standard, Limited Company and HMO/MUFB ranges,…
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The broken 2014 lending rule holding back the 2026 housing market
The tension between lending policy intent and market reality is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. In the following exclusive for Mortgage and…
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Nationwide cuts mortgage rates by up to 0.25%
Nationwide is again cutting rates across its fixed mortgage range for new and existing customers. The new rates are effective from tomorrow, Friday…
Regulation & Complaince
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Beyond annual reviews: Oxford Risk comment on the case for dynamic suitability
Much of the commentary around CP26/10, the FCA’s consultation on simplifying pensions and investment advice rules, has focused on the “death of…
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Legal insight | Why are pre-nups more complex where clients operate across different jurisdictions?
Natasha Grande, co-founder and partner at specialist family law firm G&G Law, examines why pre-nuptial agreements become far more complex when clients…
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Aviva receives FCA approval to deliver targeted support
Aviva has received regulatory approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to provide targeted support to its customers. This marks an important…
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Simpler climate reporting rules could save firms £20m annually
Investment firms could save around £20m a year under new proposals from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to simplify climate reporting for investment products. The…
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UK companies are leaving millions of pounds exposed and underperforming, new research suggests
UK businesses could be losing tens of thousands of pounds a year in missed interest while leaving large sums of cash potentially…
