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Failed SIPP firm sold to 2 competitors
Most of failed Sipp firm PSG SIPP Ltd (PSGS), has been sold to Alltrust Services Limited with one part, Unity SIPP, sold to London & Colonial.
The Ladder: How choosing curiosity over cash paid off for Orion’s CEO
Today, Natalie Wolfsen is CEO of Orion Advisor Solutions, but years ago, her future was less clear after a business she had co-founded went under.
Ameriprise: LPL poached private data on 4,500 former clients
An LPL vice president testified that 30 former Ameriprise advisors imported client information for accounts with more than $1 billion under management and $16 million in yearly revenue generation.
Fund manager enters liquidation after FCA intervention
MCI Global Investments Advisors Limited, which manages the Novus Black alternative investment fund, has entered Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation.
74% of over-55s have never switched adviser
Some 62% of advised clients have never switched financial adviser, according to a major survey by wealth manager St James’s Place.
Titan Wealth buys £7.9bn AUM Channel Islands firm
Titan Wealth has signed a deal to acquire £7.9bn AUM Channel Islands wealth manager Ravenscroft Investments Limited.
Fidelity adds pair of sustainable active fixed income ETFs
Fidelity has launched two new fixed income active exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to its sustainable active ETF range.
Hightower deal tops $1.8T in assets with stake in investment consultant
The Chicago-based RIA giant is taking majority ownership in NEPC, a firm offering institutional research and new investing opportunities.
IMF upgrades UK growth forecast
There was good news for the government today ahead of next week’s Budget after the International Monetary Fund upgraded its UK GDP forecast for 2024 to 1.1%, up from 0.7% in July.