Industry

Best Practice | 19 Feb 18

The number of providers offering drawdown has gone up since the pension vehicle was first introduced in the UK in 1995, but differences in quality of service and charges can be substantial, warns Hargreaves Lansdown, which has offered seven tips to compare providers.

Companies | 19 Feb 18

Sanlam UK has continued its expansion by acquiring financial planning firm Grennan Advisers, adding £60m of assets under management (AUM).

Best Practice | 19 Feb 18

The majority of UK adults want stricter rules put in place to ensure their pension pots are secure, according to research by the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA).

Best Practice | 19 Feb 18

UK adviser-built wrap platform Nucleus has launched a capital gains tax (CGT) tool, Narrate CG.

Alternatives | 19 Feb 18

Owners of virtual currencies are being targeted in reality, with growing reports of in-person attacks to force people to transfer their cryptocurrencies to anonymous online wallets owned by their attackers.