If you’re looking to sell or pass your business, succession planning is vital. While selling up or retiring may not be on the cards for many small business owners, it’s important to understand how succession planning works, so you can prepare for a time in the not-so-distant future when you might decide to relinquish your […]
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Creating a succession plan for your business
If you’re looking to sell or pass your business, succession planning is vital. While selling up or retiring may not be on the cards for many small business owners, it’s important to understand how succession planning works, so you can prepare for a time in the not-so-distant future when you might decide to relinquish your […]
Wells Fargo wealth management loses client assets and advisors in Q2
CFP Board’s Fee Increase For Workforce Development: More Advisors Or Just More Sales Churn?
Amid estimates that nearly 40% of all financial advisors are likely to retire in the next 10 years, the need for a new generation of advisor talent is clear. To meet this challenge, CFP Board’s Center For Financial Planning has engaged in fundraising for several years to fuel campaigns that have focused on building the […]
MPs want auto-enrolment pensions for self-employed
A group of MPs has called for auto-enrolment pensions for self-employed workers to get more people saving for retirement. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Financial Resilience (APPG) has urged the Government to introduce auto-enrolment for the self-employed via a reformed tax system. The Financial Resilience APPG was set up in the wake of the […]
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (July 16-17)
Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that investors this year have filed 37 arbitration cases with FINRA related to alleged violations of Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI). These come on the heels of the SEC’s first enforcement action related to Reg BI, […]
Editor’s Comment: Avoiding a financial MOT failure
Given the chaotic performance of the government recently it was something of a surprise this week to see a new financial guidance initiative announced by the returning Pensions Minister Guy Opperman who quit and then returned, at least as a stand in until a new Prime Minister is announced. I will make no further comment about […]