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Japanese life insurer Dai-ichi Life has said it is considering buying a 15% stake in M&G. The deal would create “significant ...

The core duties of a personal representative (PR) are to collect and manage the estate’s assets, settle the deceased’s debts ...

The UK discretionary wealth management market (excluding private banks) has grown to £1.1tn in assets under management, an 11 ...

At a recent industry event a question was asked about why protection insurers provide so-called ‘added value services’ on ...

It’s been ten years since pension freedoms came into effect — an anniversary surely worth celebrating, ideally with your ...

HALO Invest is a step closer to launching its adviser platform having completed its senior team with several high-profile ...

The Financial Conduct Authority has published a fresh set of proposals on stablecoins and crypto custody, marking a key step in shaping the UK’s future cryptoasset regime. The consultation paper ...

Mattioli Woods and Kingswood Group have announced plans to merge, creating one of the UK’s leading wealth and financial planning groups with more than £25bn in assets under administration and advice.

Pension savers who want to manage their own drawdown have always needed to engage an adviser if they did not feel confident enough to make their own cash withdrawal decisions “something that not every ...

There’s little doubt and no small amount of evidence that when material tax change is introduced it has an impact on ...

Shepherds Friendly paid out 96% of all income protection claims last year, a slight increase on its five-year average of 95%.