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Archives for May 2023
Complex ETFs land North Dakota firm with nearly $1M SEC fine
These 10 wealth management giants paid CEOs an average $24M in 2022
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (May 6-7)
Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that the House Financial Services Committee unanimously passed a bill that would direct the SEC to conduct a study and carry out a rulemaking on the definition of a “small entity” to reduce the compliance burden […]
Editor’s Comment: The cold call that kills trust
Prime minister Rishi Sunak surprised quite a few people this week with an unexpected announcement direct from No.10 that financial cold calling will be banned. We are still short of a few details but he at least seems determined to grasp the thorny, but increasingly painful, nettle of financial fraud. The move is a timely […]
Continuum Q1 assets up 13% to £1.72bn
Plymouth-based national IFA Continuum has reported assets under influence up 13% year-on-year to a record £1.72bn at the end of the first quarter of 2023. The firm says the growth in assets marks the 35th consecutive quarter of growth. The quarter also saw Continuum add new advisers, boosting the total to 63. During Q1 2023 […]
FCA launches further raids on crypto ATMs
The FCA has stepped up its crack down on illegal crypto ATMs. The watchdog has used its powers to inspect cash machine sites in Exeter, Nottingham and Sheffield suspected of hosting illegally-operated crypto ATMs. The inspections were part of a joint operation with the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit, Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised […]
Poor ESG returns putting off HNW investors
High Net Worth individuals are being put off ESG investments due to poor returns, scepticism and mistrust, according to a new study by a Chartered Financial Planner firm. Four out of five HNW clients (80%) do not see climate change as a priority, the study by wealth manager Saltus Wealth found. This attitude and poor […]
What do businesses want to see in the 2023-24 federal budget?
With this year’s 2023-24 federal budget due to drop at 7:30 pm AEST on Tuesday 9 May 2023, the Reckon team investigate what our very own community of small business owners hope to gain from it. Various forecasts and commentary on Australia’s fiscal wishes and concerns have been swirling the news as of late. So, […]
