Brooks Macdonald senior director Stewart Sanderson has been appointed chief executive of Irwin Mitchell’s Financial Planning business IM Asset Management Limited. He will replace, subject to regulatory approvals, Richard Pott who has retired after two decades at the firm. Mr Sanderson has joined IM Asset Management from Brooks Macdonald where he was a senior director […]
Archives for March 2024
Identifying Your Own “Soft Assets” To Turn COIs Into Powerful Referral Champions
Soliciting prospect referrals can often be an effective way for financial advisors to grow their firms with clients who are ready to act and who will benefit from the firm since many referrals come from sources that are familiar not just with the advisor and the services they offer, but also with the prospect being […]
Morgan Stanley gives AI even bigger role with new appointment
Jeff McMillan will be in charge of marshaling the firm’s investments in artificial intelligence to drive efficiency.
Retirement fears do not play out in reality, survey shows
Many approaching retirement age are concerned about whether they will be prepared for life after a regular paycheck, but many who are already retired are faring better than they expected.
The definition of ‘rich’ — and its impact on taxes
President Biden wants the wealthy to “pay their fair share.” Ex-President Trump calls for “the biggest tax cuts.” But labeling people as rich creates massive policy challenges.
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (March 16-17)
Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that the final version of the Department of Labor’s (DoL) new “Retirement Security Rule” has been sent to the Office of Management for review, with the rule potentially going into effect in early 2025. While the […]
Brits taken £70bn from pensions in decade since ‘freedom’
A decade on from George Osborne’s ‘pension freedoms’ Budget bombshell announcement in 2014, the latest HMRC data showed that £70bn of retirement cash has since been accessed flexibly by Brits. The reforms were implemented in April 2015 and ditched restrictions that previously applied to ‘drawdown’ and ushered in a new era of freedom and choice […]
NI cut puts state pension funding in doubt
There are urgent questions about where the cash to fund the state pension will come from following the government’s decision to cut the employees’ National Insurance from 10% to 8% from April. Steven Cameron, pensions director at Aegon, has urged the government to explain where future state pension funding will come from. He said: “While […]
A ‘kinder, gentler’ FINRA — despite collecting $89M in fines
Industry lawyers think the watchdog agency may be handling low-level missteps through informal means and saving the big fines for violations that harm clients or undermine markets.
2 in 10 accessing pension savings without understanding rules
Almost 2 in 10 (16%) of Britons had accessed funds from their pension savings without understanding the rules before doing so, according to a new report. A worrying 15% of over-55s surveyed by Standard Life said they felt overwhelmed at the options for accessing their pension, with 7% delaying taking from their pension because they […]