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Matthew Connell: Can simplified advice stop pension savings going backwards?
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (645+ words) Pensions savings are going backwards. A Department of Work and Pensions report from 2025 found that "private pension income for individuals retiring in 2050 could be 8% lower than those retiring in 2025. In April, the FCA produced its latest round of proposals aimed…...
Roger Edwards: What air fryers can teach us about protection
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (773+ words) I lost an hour yesterday to a deep-dive comparison between two different models of air fryers. I now know more about rapid air technology and basket capacities than I ever thought possible. And it turns out I am not alone....
Reflections on progress: Elissa Bayer on 50 years in wealth management
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (1638+ words) Very little seems to faze City of London veteran Elissa Bayer, Rathbones" business originator & strategic consultant. She has the gritty determination one would expect from a woman who started her wealth management career in 1972, when the capital"s financial district…...
Executors face "battle" to access digital assets
6+ hour, 16+ min ago (351+ words) Families are still having to "battle" technology companies to gain access to the digital assets of loved ones after death, according to TWM Solicitors. Stuart Downey, partner and head of the will, trust and estate disputes team at TWM Solicitors,…...
Carol Knight to step down as TISA chief executive
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (389+ words) The Investing and Saving Alliance (TISA) chief executive Carol Knight is to step down from her role in August after four years as CEO and more than two decades with the organisation. The announcement was made at TISA's Annual Parliamentary…...
Weekend Essay: Can Savvy the Squirrel save us all?
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (800+ words) Let me be clear at the outset: I love squirrels. My daily walk to and from nursery is always enlivened by the sight of them. They are wonderful creatures. But whether they can solve Britain's investing problem is another question....
Andrew Zanelli: Retirement is not something we can simplify
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (907+ words) There is a persistent temptation in financial services to simplify retirement. To present it as a linear journey with predictable steps and neat outcomes. That instinct is understandable, particularly in a regulatory environment that rightly demands clarity and good customer…...
Aviva adviser platform attracts "1. 6bn in quarterly inflows
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (383+ words) Aviva's adviser platform business attracted "1. 6bn in net inflows during the first quarter of 2026 as the insurer reported strong growth across its wealth division. The insurer said platform net flows rose 24% year-on-year from "1. 3bn to "1. 6bn, driven by higher inflows and improved customer…...
UK economy grows by 0. 6% in first three months of 2026
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (473+ words) The UK economy expanded by a "healthy" 0. 6% in the first quarter of the year, but experts have warned that the headline figure masks deeper "causes for concern". The latest GDP figures, published today (14 May), also show growth of 0. 3% in March,…...
Dan Marsh: AI won't replace advisers, but it could 'supercharge' them
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (945+ words) There's been a lot of fear around AI replacing financial advisers. I understand the anxiety. When nearly 30 million UK adults are already turning to chatbots for money advice, and new tools are emerging that let users quiz bots on investment…...