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Asia 3 Feb 26
Australian regulator appoints Sarah Court as new chair
Ms Court will become the first female head of ASIC
Companies 3 Feb 26
Titan Wealth completes acquisition of IWP adding £6.9bn to AUM
The group said it now has 225 client-facing financial advisers across the UK
Financial planning 2 Feb 26
Ascot Lloyd completes acquisition of Aberdeen Financial Planning
Over 60 advisers have joined the firm taking total adviser headcount to 208
Asia 2 Feb 26
Utmost names head of technical sales for Singapore
Reinforces the group’s commitment to the Singapore financial advisory market
JTC announces leadership changes in Luxembourg to drive ‘next phase of growth’
Lee Marshall will assume the role of head of Luxembourg for JTC, succeeding Joost Mees
Latest news | 30 Jan 26
£1.4bn of pensions tax relief going unclaimed by higher earners in the UK
Around 807,000 higher-rate earners and 19,000 top earners could be missing out on extra money in their pensions
Titan Wealth acquires £600m Plymouth advice firm
The deal will add around £600m in AUM to Titan’s roughly £44bn of assets
FCA’s Sheldon Mills to lead review on how advanced AI could impact retail markets
The review will take a longer-term look at the implications of AI as it rapidly advances
Loan-originating funds drive private debt growth in Europe
Loan-originating funds remain concentrated in a few financial centres, with Luxembourg accounting for 57% of commitments in 2024, the report found