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Best Practice | 10 Jul 18
An adviser’s duty in the unfolding ‘incapacity crisis’
Financial advisers have an important role in safeguarding ageing clients from their own loss of faculties and any abuse of power of attorney rules, according to law firm Irwin Mitchell.
UK Sipp market to grow by £1.9bn a year
The UK self-invested personal pension (Sipp) market is expected to grow by £1.9bn a year to 2020 despite rising customer complaints, according to the latest research by GlobalData.
Best Practice | 10 Jul 18
Are advisers blindly buying into strategic bonds?
The return of inflows into sterling strategic bond funds has raised concerns advisers are blindly allocating money into the sector without understanding it is not just a one-stop shop for outsourcing fixed income asset allocation.
Best Practice | 9 Jul 18
12 tips to keep DB transfer PI costs down
Professional Indemnity insurers have a problem with pension transfers, so broker Howdens has put together 12 things advisers can do to help mitigate the risks and the costs.
UK government considers flat-rate pension tax
HM Treasury is investigating whether to introduce a flat rate of pension tax relief, in a bid to raise an extra £4bn (€4.5bn, $5.3bn) a year for the National Health Service (NHS).