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Greater exposure to private markets could improve retirement outcomes ft.trib.al/IXpqX6n

Greater exposure to private markets could improve retirement outcomes

More focus on how pension cash is invested would improve outcomes for retirees, according to research from Standard Life.

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Campaign group calls for parliamentary scrutiny of Hartley Pensions case ft.trib.al/X25OBO2

Campaign group calls for parliamentary scrutiny of Hartley Pensions case

Hartley pension members are calling on MPs to support a motion in parliament.

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P1 launches calculator to reveal ‘true cost’ of platform cash interest ft.trib.al/owJdK4X

P1 launches calculator to reveal ‘true cost’ of platform cash interest

P1 Platform (P1) has launched an online calculator that shows advisers the true cost of an investment platform once interest retained on client cash balances is factored in.

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Restoring sustainable growth is ‘central challenge’ facing chancellor ft.trib.al/TWH10L2

Restoring sustainable growth is ‘central challenge’ facing chancellor

In the week of the Budget, Rathbones has warned the UK “cannot tax its way to prosperity”.

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Long read: Budget 2026: can Healey afford Burnham’s ambitions? ft.trib.al/xdKnoJo

Budget 2026: can Healey afford Burnham’s ambitions?

As we await the UK Budget scheduled for October 28 2026, and the options open to new chancellor John Healey, it seems worthwhile to review the work of his predecessor Rachel Reeves.

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Smart money app Plum secures targeted support approval ft.trib.al/ltZ5m6y

Smart money app Plum secures targeted support approval

Smart money app Plum has been authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to offer targeted support through its investment entity Saveable Limited.

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Inside Legal and General’s £730mn model portfolio range ft.trib.al/OqusyBb

Inside Legal and General’s £730mn model portfolio range

The “service” in model portfolio service is becoming increasingly important and a source of growth in a market that has been deluged with new entrants, according to Nicola Morgan Brownsell, head of...

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US stock markets fall as Meta spending plans affect share price ft.trib.al/Fo1e1cI

US stock markets fall as Meta spending plans affect share price

American markets were impacted by falling prices of technology stocks this week.

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Less to live on, less to leave behind: the cost of ignoring triple lock changes ft.trib.al/UxxPec3

Less to live on, less to leave behind: the cost of ignoring triple lock changes

For 15 years the triple lock state pension has quietly shaped an entire generation’s retirement planning and what they expect to pass on to their children.

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Awareness, training and support: is this how we tackle the adviser shortage? ft.trib.al/ynWwoIz

Awareness, training and support: is this how we tackle the adviser shortage?

A combination of increased awareness, different forms of training, and better support systems for small firms could help to address the adviser shortage and introduce more people to the profession.

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FCA calls for end of ‘tickbox compliance’ at financial firms ft.trib.al/uD01npy

FCA calls for end of ‘tickbox compliance’ at financial firms

The Financial Conduct Authority is considering whether it is time to revisit the traditional ‘three lines of defence’ model as part of efforts to reduce unnecessary compliance burdens across financ...

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How a passion for financial education has inspired one adviser ft.trib.al/qBuL2bl

How a passion for financial education has inspired one adviser

A passion for financial education inspired Bri Wealth Management financial adviser, Thomas Forrester, to take up a career in advice.

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TPR outlines ‘hidden’ AI risks in pension portfolios ft.trib.al/I2O3TPv

TPR outlines ‘hidden’ AI risks in pension portfolios

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published guidance to help trustees identify and manage potential hidden AI-related investment exposure.

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‘My parents’ divorce showed me what I want to change for my clients’ ft.trib.al/f32D2AW

‘My parents’ divorce showed me what I want to change for my clients’

Seeing the anxiety caused by her own parents’ divorce shaped the career of Rakhee Wood, founder and adviser at Butterfly Financial Planning.

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Fintel buys Mortgage Brain in £38.4mn deal to ‘create connected ecosystem’ ft.trib.al/rPEYLq8

Fintel buys Mortgage Brain in £38.4mn deal to ‘create connected ecosystem’

Technology provider Fintel has bought Mortgage Brain for £38.4mn.

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Fairstone buys Somerset-based firm ft.trib.al/4SbEr71

Fairstone buys Somerset-based firm

Fairstone has expanded its presence in the West Country with the acquisition of 1st Financial Group in Somerset.

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How improving company culture has led to better outcomes for LV clients ft.trib.al/WXDszEn

How improving company culture has led to better outcomes for LV clients

Four years after he first stepped on to the Bournemouth landmark that has become known locally as the ‘LV Roundabout’, chief executive David Hynam says his greatest achievement has been putting a...

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PFS recognises eight individuals and firms at Personal Finance Awards ft.trib.al/pcvJtCT

PFS recognises eight individuals and firms at Personal Finance Awards

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has named the winners of its 2026/27 Personal Finance Awards, recognising eight individuals and firms for their contribution to high standards, specialist advice...

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Long read: Alltrust: how pension IHT changes could revive a niche planning strategy ft.trib.al/BKgj0Ya

Alltrust: how pension IHT changes could revive a niche planning strategy

Ahead of the looming changes to the inheritance tax treatment of pensions, one provider is positioning itself as offering a way to mitigate potential IHT liabilities while preserving long-established...

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‘End of the trust as we know it’ if Saba wins Baillie Gifford US Growth vote ft.trib.al/0djCCMk

‘End of the trust as we know it’ if Saba wins Baillie Gifford US Growth vote

A Saba takeover would be the “end of the trust as we know it” for the Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust.

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