The FCA has provisionally banned and fined two financial advisers over failings involving £126m of allegedly “flawed advice” pension transfers.
Business Tax Deadlines for 2025 to Put on Your Calendar (+ Charts)
It’s that time of year again when tax filing deadlines bear down on small businesses across the country. Don’t get caught off guard this year. Read on to learn all about the deadlines for taxes. Business tax deadlines Tax Day (aka the day individual income tax returns are due) is on April 15 every year. But […]
Building An Inclusive Hiring Process To Decrease Bias And Find Your Firm’s Ideal Candidate
When a financial planning firm is hiring a new employee, it naturally wants to find the best candidate to fill the role. However, some firms may unintentionally limit the applicant pool by using a promotion and selection process that doesn’t focus on the most important traits or that introduces biases, which can lead to missing […]
Investment platform adds zero-fee SIPP
Investment platform InvestEngine has launched a zero-fee SIPP offering for new and existing customers.
Merry Christmas, from FINRA: Home office updates due Dec. 26
The deadline is fast approaching for brokerages to register home offices for employees performing supervisory functions.
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (December 14–15)
Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that a recent study indicates that surveyed advisory firms that raised their fees in the last year saw almost identical 97% client retention rates as firms that lowered their fees (with the firms raising their fees […]
Vanguard adds £4 monthly fee to cover rising costs
Investment manager Vanguard is adding a £4 monthly fee to most accounts for balances up to £32,000 as it strives to meet rising costs.
Pay rises of up to 7.55% end TPR strike action
Hundreds of members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union have settled their long-running pay dispute with The Pensions Regulator, with some staff receiving increases of 7.55% and average pay rises of 5%.
How a newly unified GOP government will affect ETFs
CFRA Research analysts predict the incoming Republican administration and houses of Congress will make waves in ETF investing.
Kitces & Carl Ep 153: Evaluating The Tradeoffs That Come With Retaining ‘Legacy’ Clients
There’s an old joke in the financial planning industry that the ideal client is “anyone with a pulse”. For advisors just starting out, that sentiment often rings true – every prospect willing to pay for their service feels like an opportunity. However, as their firms mature, advisors often notice a divide manifesting between newer clients […]