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How advisers can generate new income streams
When it comes to running a sustainable financial advice business, the top concern for advisers is the growing burden of administration and not having enough time to generate new income streams, according to research by Masthead.
Fraudster adviser brothers jailed for 11 years
The lawyer defending two financial advisers jailed for defrauded hundreds of elderly customers has said it was “astonishing” that someone with such limited academic achievements could qualify as a regulated adviser.
PI woes force pension transfer firm to pull advice service
UK pension transfer specialist O&M Pension Advice will cease advising clients from 1 July after it ran into “unexpected difficulties” with its professional indemnity (PI) insurer, a problem that is becoming more common in the advice market.
Good time to add UK equity exposure, says Thesis AM
With economic growth likely to pick up again, now is a good time to be adding exposure to the UK equity markets, argues Thesis Asset Management research analyst Ryan Paterson.
Fidelity fund cashes in on Trump military spend
Fidelity Special Situations fund manager Alex Wright has increased his allocation to defense companies in a move set to exploit Donald Trump’s significant increase in his military budget announced in Q1, as the US attempts to create a more lethal Joint Force.