Gillian Hepburn

1 month ago | moneymarketing.co.uk | Brian Byrnes |Darius McQuaid |Gillian Hepburn

Good morning and welcome to your Morning Briefing for Monday 17 March 2025. To get this in your inbox every morning click here. Chancellor to meet regulators to reduce red tape and boost growthA group of regulators have been summoned by chancellor Rachel Reeves to Downing Street today (17 March) to discuss a plan to cut red tape as part of the plan to kickstart economic growth. This plan also pledges to cut the administrative cost of regulation on business by a quarter.

1 month ago | moneymarketing.co.uk | Dan Cooper |Gillian Hepburn |Momodou Musa Touray |Russell Lancaster

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has published new guidance that consolidates Consumer Duty resources to support firms and personal finance professionals with evidencing compliance. Noting the current regulatory environment is “characterised by heightened scrutiny and challenge”, the guidance recommends technological solutions to enhance accessibility and improve service delivery.

1 month ago | moneymarketing.co.uk | Kimberley Dondo |Gillian Hepburn

View more on these topicsAdvisers Podcast With tax year-end fast approaching, what key planning opportunities should advisers focus on? In this episode of In Conversation With…, host Kimberley Dondo is joined by Mark Devlin, Senior Technical Manager at M&G Wealth, to explore the latest tax and pension changes from the Autumn Budget, the growing role of insurance bonds, and the top strategies advisers should consider before the deadline.

1 month ago | moneymarketing.co.uk | Gillian Hepburn |Darius McQuaid

We are approaching another International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8, and I particularly like the theme for this year: ‘Accelerate Action’. So, the exam question is: what should that look like and can we make a difference? I recently reflected on this while taking my widowed mother for a coffee in M&S on a Saturday morning. The cafe was probably 80% women, with a significant demographic over the age of 65.