Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that the SEC has issued a risk alert putting advisors on notice that examiners will be conducting a number of reviews to evaluate how firms are complying with the Commission’s new marketing rule, which it will […]
Archives for September 2022
FCA bans IFA after £300,000 fraud
The FCA has banned former IFA Luke Andrew Durrant after he was convicted of a £300,000 fraud which saw elderly and vulnerable clients cheated out of their savings. Mr Durrant defrauded elderly and vulnerable victims by using a secret bank account to funnel their cheques to himself. The FCA has banned him from performing any […]
FCA bans IFA after £300,000 fraud
The FCA has banned former IFA Luke Andrew Durrant after he was convicted of a £300,000 fraud which saw elderly and vulnerable clients cheated out of their savings. Mr Durrant defrauded elderly and vulnerable victims by using a secret bank account to funnel their cheques to himself. The FCA has banned him from performing any […]
FCA bans IFA after £300,000 fraud
The FCA has banned former IFA Luke Andrew Durrant after he was convicted of a £300,000 fraud which saw elderly and vulnerable clients cheated out of their savings. Mr Durrant defrauded elderly and vulnerable victims by using a secret bank account to funnel their cheques to himself. The FCA has banned him from performing any […]
At T. Rowe, Commonwealth and Zions Bank, book clubs, internships and sales meetings reflect DEI goals
MiniBudget: Industry is divided on a ‘fireworks’ budget
Reaction to today’s unexpectedly radical, tax-cutting Mini Budget today – dubbed a ‘fireworks budget’ – has left the industry divided. Some experts say the large number of tax changes will be a boost to Financial Planners but others are concerned about an expected big rise in government borrowing. In early trading after the Budget the […]
MiniBudget: Chancellor cuts Stamp Duty and boosts house building
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has cut Stamp Duty in his Mini Budget today. The moves are designed to lower or remove Stamp Duty for many, particularly first time buyers. On Stamp Duty for home buyers he: • Doubled the stamp duty initial nil rate on property from £125,000 of a property’s value to £250,000 • First […]
The Farming Business’s Guide to Agricultural Accounting
Like any business, you need up-to-date accounting records if you run a farm, ranch, or related operation. But, some aspects of agricultural accounting—like livestock and land—are specific to farming businesses. Read on to learn: What’s considered a “farm business?” Agricultural accounting Q&A Farm accounting tax forms What’s considered a “farm business?” Unsure if your operation […]
15 Undeniable Reasons to Love Bookkeeping for a Hotel
The pulse of the hotel industry is customer satisfaction and repeat business. Hotel owners and managers focus all of their efforts on meeting these two goals and everything else becomes less important. Of course, there is a long list of ways that customers become satisfied and keep coming back. This equates to a continuous, day-to-day, […]
Kitces & Carl Ep 95: Building Your Advisor Marketing Content By Packaging Your Client Wisdom
As the world becomes increasingly digital, the barrier to get one’s ideas out and in front of others becomes lower and lower. In the financial sector in particular, this has led to an open floodgate of financial tips and advice. Many financial advisors have found that sharing their own expertise and marketing their intellectual property […]