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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
Industry 3 Feb 26
Standard Life relaunches tailored investment bond after ‘resurgence’ in adviser interest
Recent Budgets have reinvigorated advisers’ and clients’ interest in onshore bonds
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
Utmost names head of technical sales for Singapore
Reinforces the group’s commitment to the Singapore financial advisory market
Guernsey regulator encourages use of AI to enhance efficiency in financial services
The Commission said it is not proposing any specific rules or guidance in relation to the use of AI going forward
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
Jersey regulator urges businesses to be aware of scam emails
It said the scam messages told firms they were being contacted “regarding a matter identified in an internal review”