Royal London acquires 30% stake in later life specialist
Insurance giant believes equity release ‘will become a core part of financial planning’
Royal London
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UK life insurer acquires fintech business
Deal will bolster its range of support services for financial advisers
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Royal London to offer immediate life cover
Clients will not need to wait for medical evidence or the underwriting to be completed
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UK pensions dashboard launch pushed back to 2023
‘Every delay risks letting down a generation of savers’
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Ex-Schroders man lands at investment firm, while UAE company names CEO
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Rumoured LV sale to Royal London fails to materialise
As Liverpool Victoria confirms it has entered exclusive talks with a US investment firm
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M&G creates £28bn wealth management arm
Shortly after acquiring Royal London digital wrap platform for IFAs
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Reports Royal London ‘in merger talks’ with LV
But a ‘number of parties’ also interested in the deal worth over £500m
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Advisers continue exodus from DB transfer market
As over 190 firms gave up permissions in the last three months
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Is working from home a viable long-term strategy?
Recruiting staff isn’t necessarily a problem – but keeping them could be a real challenge
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SJP and Columbia Threadneedle race to re-open property funds
As rival firms keep theirs closed for now, despite using the same independent valuer
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Advisers have no ‘risk appetite’ to carry out DB transfers
With nearly half considering leaving the space within a year