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Mattioli Woods suspends DB transfer advice service
UK-based Mattioli Woods has stopped providing pension transfer advice service to individuals with safeguarded benefits as the wealth manager undertakes a full review of its work in the area.
IFA firm acquisition costs face ‘upward pressure’ – AFH
Private equity and product providers are driving up the cost of buying bigger IFA businesses, according to serial acquirer AFH Wealth Management.
ANZ sells life insurance business to global giant Cigna
ANZ Bank New Zealand has agreed to sell its life insurance business to US-listed health insurance giant Cigna for NZ$700m ($485.4m, €419m, £368m), the second non-core business the group has shed in under a month.
PEOPLE MOVES: Aviva, Hawksford, TPR
In a shock announcement the head of the UK’s pensions regulator resigns, Charles Stanley appoints an investment manager from Quilter Cheviot and Hawksford hires a former police officer.
China’s MSCI inclusion: Big step, little change
Index provider MSCI formally included around 230 China A-shares into its three widely-tracked indices on Friday, but fund managers see a minimal impact on the A-share market.