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To 2024 and beyond… | IFA 125 | February 2024
Welcome to this, our first edition of IFA Magazine in 2024. Please don’t worry, we’ve not gone all “Toy Story’ on you…
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What might 2024 have in store? | IFA 124 | December/January 2024
Welcome to our final edition of IFA Magazine for 2023. It’s certainly been a busy year for us all, with plenty of…
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Revealed: 90% of Brits Are In The Dark About How Companies Use Their Data As Black Friday Approaches
As Black Friday approaches on 24 November, millions of Brits are gearing up for the annual shopping sales event of the year,…
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UK Department for Science, Innovation & Tech commends new CISI ethical AI learning programme
Staying true to its charitable objective of developing high ethical standards for global practitioners in securities and investments, educational charity and professional…
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Higher for longer | IFA 123 | November 2023
Welcome to the latest edition of IFA Magazine. It has become clear here in the UK that the Bank of England does…
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Finding value in fixed income | IFA 122 | October 2023
As the sultry days of summer fade from our memory, the arrival of the chill autumn winds sees financial advice professionals focused…
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Data reveals the average cost to raise a child in 2023 reaches almost £200,000
Analysing expenditure on necessities and luxuries, a new study by Shepherds Friendly has revealed how much it could be costing parents to raise a…
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Navigating Choppy Waters | IFA 121 | September 2023
Summertime And ‘the livin’ is easy’ apparently. Well, that was according to Louis and Ella singing that fabulous song more years ago…
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Government urged to clarify new pension tax rules as new ‘death tax’ for pensions proposed
Tom Selby, head of retirement policy at AJ Bell, comments: “The decision to scrap the lifetime allowance had the potential to be…
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Are you ready for Consumer Duty? | IFA 120 | July/August 2023
After years of planning and preparation, the biggest regulatory change for almost a decade is almost upon us. Of no surprise to…
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“Failed banks reminiscent of the S&L crisis not the GFC” Analysis from Sparrows Capital’s Mark Northway
In poetry, the alternative rhyme scheme delivers assonance every other line. Investors might want to take note of this construct as they…
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The Final Countdown | IFA 119 | June 2024
Welcome to the June edition of IFA Magazine. As regular readers are probably aware, your friendly Editor is rather partial to a…
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A spotlight on Multi-Index | IFA 118 | May 2023
The merry month of May And so begins the merry month of May. With three bank holidays in just one month that’s…
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Under Pressure | IFA 117 | April 2024
As our more astute readers might have noticed, your friendly Editor here at IFA Magazine is rather partial to using a song…
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Winners of the Protection Guru Awards 2022 are announced
Protection Guru, has today announced the winners of Protection Guru Awards 2022. In this, their second year, the awards have been established…
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Are investors seeing through the smoke and mirrors of sustainable investments?
With the tremendous growth of sustainable investments over the past decade now slowing down, as accusations of greenwashing and “fake it ‘til…
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98% of big emitters’ financial statements surveyed do not sufficiently acknowledge climate risks
Of 134 multi-national companies responsible for up to 80% of corporate industrial greenhouse gas emissions, 98% did not provide sufficient evidence that…
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Millennials think they have the Midas touch when it comes to investing, says new research
Millennials are more bullish than any other age group when it comes to predicting their own investment returns, new research shows. Research…
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TISA calls for new secondary regulatory objective to promote the financial wellbeing of UK households
Ahead of the Committee Stage of the Financial Services and Markets Bill, The Investing and Saving Alliance (TISA), the cross-industry financial services…
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FCA warns over Derren Brown-style ‘misdirection’ scams risk as a quarter of savers eye early pension access during cost-of-living crisis – AJ Bell
Written by Tom Selby, head of retirement policy at AJ Bell As inflation tightens its grip on Brits’ finances and millions of…