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People Moves | 2 Oct 24

Hansard Global names Ollie Byrne as chief financial director

He replaces Thomas Morfett who was appointed as chief executive officer

Banking | 2 Oct 24

FCA fines Starling Bank £29m over financial sanctions screening

This case took 14 months from opening to achieving an outcome

M&A Deals | 1 Oct 24

Saltus acquires Tavistock’s financial advice businesses for £37.7m

The new combined businesses will have assets under advice and management of over £7bn and more than 300 staff

Companies | 30 Sep 24

Kingswood group assets rise 8.3% as losses reduce

The statutory loss before tax for the period was £5.9m, an improvement of £3.9m against the restated comparable period last year

Retirement plan - Reminder of the need for savings for a decent, comfortable old age.

Financial planning | 30 Sep 24

Advice use among drawdown customers slumps to below 50% for first time, FCA data reveals

Only 46% benefited from professional financial advice