Brits suffer £48bn retirement income deficit every year
Lang Cat calls on industry to improve regulation around equity release to fix the issue
The Lang Cat
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Total and adviser platform assets suffer Q1 2022 drop
Rising living costs expected to impact the industry throughout the year
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Advice sector ‘doesn’t think one way about anything’
As 76% of firms say they are happy with their current level of organic growth
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‘Disruption for advisers’: The outlook for platforms in 2022
From M&A to tech integration, investment platform professionals give their views on the year ahead
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Advice firms reveal investment platform ownership aspirations
But it is not for the ‘feint hearted’
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How long until platform market hits £1trn AUA?
Three scenarios set out likely trajectory of inflows in a post-covid world
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Cheaper pension charges to make drawdown ‘more sustainable’
‘Small changes – just a fraction of 1% – can make a real difference’
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‘Confusing’ ESG terms hinder selection process, advisers say
This makes it ‘torturously difficult’ for them to make an ‘informed comparison’
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Fidelity not out to eat advisers’ lunch with wealth mgmt push
Roll out of financial advice venture raises questions about the firm’s role in the UK
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What do firms actually mean when they say ‘disruption’?
Because it’s absolutely not something my mum looks for from a financial services institution
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Technology is not a one-and-done solution for advisers
And spending millions on due diligence in terms of time and resources is ‘frankly ridiculous’
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Advisers pester fund groups to cut fees
Despite only 9% having cut their own costs in recent years