Wealth manager Brown Shipley, part of Quintet Private Bank, has hired experienced South African Financial Planner Lindy Kroese as a wealth planner for its Leeds team.
JPMorgan tries to collect $40M from ex-broker, has to pay him instead
Edward Turley, a once high-flying advisor booted from the industry in 2022, is at the center of a dozen client settlements costing JPMorgan upward of $63 million.
Business expectations ‘brighter’ for 2025 – survey
Seven in 10 businesses (70%) surveyed this month (Dec 2024) expect their turnover to rise in 2025 – up from 62% in December 2023.
Will alternative investments go mainstream in 2025?
Experts say the playing field has fundamentally changed as fractional ownership and other paths to access make alternative investments increasingly available.
Is ‘DEI’ over or just evolving? Here’s how FP covered it in 2024
More than five dozen stories from the past year reflect an era of building controversy and pushback amid ongoing efforts to remove barriers and promote careers.
How Fifth Third’s RIA is mining private banks to build $10B in AUM
Fifth Third Wealth Advisors President Eric Housman thinks his bank’s $2 billion advisory practice still occupies a distinct position in the industry. But it’s not likely to stay that way.
Scam-fighting pensions body faces uncertain 2025
The Pension Scams Industry Group (PSIG), a voluntary body created by the pensions sector to combat pension scams, is facing an uncertain future.
4,409 complete tax return on Christmas Day
HMRC data published today has revealed that 40,072 people completed their tax return over the Christmas break with 4,409 submitting their returns on Christmas Day.
AI-washing, elder fraud, reg rollback: 5 big compliance trends in 2024
Industry watchdogs stayed busy trying to root out elder fraud and off-channel communications while plaintiffs lawyers’ questioned firms’ sweeps policies and regulators’ basic authority.
Does crypto belong in retirement portfolios in 2025?
As Americans prepare for a more crypto-friendly government, do digital currencies deserve a place in their nest eggs?