The Government has been given the go ahead to revoke EU financial services regulations and replace them with new UK rules, following inclusion of a planned bill in today’s Queen’s Speech. A new Financial Services and Markets Bill will be introduced this year. Prince Charles, giving the speech to Parliament on behalf of the Queen […]
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#FA Success Ep 280: Overcoming The Pain Of Scaling: When The Second 100 Clients Is Harder Than The First, With Brian Carney
Welcome back to the 280th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast! My guest on today’s podcast is Brian Carney. Brian is a co-founder of RiversEdge Advisors, an independent RIA based in Wilmington, Delaware that oversees over $400 million in assets under management for nearly 300 client households. What’s unique about Brian, though, is how […]
#FA Success Ep 280: Overcoming The Pain Of Scaling: When The Second 100 Clients Is Harder Than The First, With Brian Carney
Welcome back to the 280th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast! My guest on today’s podcast is Brian Carney. Brian is a co-founder of RiversEdge Advisors, an independent RIA based in Wilmington, Delaware that oversees over $400 million in assets under management for nearly 300 client households. What’s unique about Brian, though, is how […]
Business Update – 11 May 2022
Welcome back to our Weekly Digest. Read on for the latest updates and some ideas to help us all move forward. GST fraud attempts circulating on social media lead to extra security measures Due to a significant number of GST refund fraud attempts, legitimate businesses may face extra steps to receive their refunds as […]
A Career Changer’s Guide To Becoming A Financial Advisor: Career Paths, Preparation, Education, Costs, And More!
The COVID-19 pandemic has led many workers to consider changing careers, perhaps for greater pay or flexibility. For those with an interest in personal finance and helping others, a career change into the financial advice industry could be an attractive option, particularly given that financial advisors generally report having a strong sense of wellbeing and […]
32,000 families reclaim overpaid IHT
Families have made close to 32,000 successful reclaims for overpaid inheritance tax in the past six years, according to HMRC. Over 22,000 reclaims were made on the sale of property or land, according to figures obtained by NFU Mutual in a Freedom of Information request. Nearly 10,000 reclaims were made following a fall in shares […]
32,000 families reclaim overpaid IHT
Families have made close to 32,000 successful reclaims for overpaid inheritance tax in the past six years, according to HMRC. Over 22,000 reclaims were made on the sale of property or land, according to figures obtained by NFU Mutual in a Freedom of Information request. Nearly 10,000 reclaims were made following a fall in shares […]
Mergers & Moves: Mercer grabs $1.2B firm, Morgan Stanley, LPL and others taps execs, and Ameriprise’s reverse breakaway and more
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (May 7-8)
Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that amid a wave of mergers, the number of broker-dealers has declined during the past few years, according to a report from FINRA. And while broker-dealers are also seeing a decline in the number of their […]
Editor’s Comment: FCA must tackle staff discontent
As we’ve reported this week, some Unite union members at the FCA have staged a two day walkout, believe to be the first strike action in the regulator’s history. There have been a number of derisory comments on social media about this and attempts to brush off the action. This would be a mistake. The […]