Nita Patel

3 days ago | moneymarketing.co.uk | Darius McQuaid |Momodou Musa Touray |Nita Patel

Just under half (48%) of mid-retirees aged 65-75 who do not pay for financial advice are confident they are on track to make their private pension savings last for life. This is according to the report Retirement Reality: Managing money in mid-retirement from Aviva and Age UK. Over a quarter (26%) reported feeling financially secure, with women (19%) feeling less financially secure than men (32%).

1 week ago | moneymarketing.co.uk | Momodou Musa Touray |Dan Cooper |Nita Patel

Good morning and welcome to your Morning Briefing for Friday 2 May 2025. To get this in your inbox every morning click here. Wellesley & Co enters administrationWellesley & Co Limited (WCL), the only Financial Conduct Authority-regulated entity within the Wellesley Group, has entered administration. Damian Webb, Stephanie Sutton, and Jack Plunkett of RSM UK Restructuring Advisory LLP were appointed as joint administrators on 30 April.

2 weeks ago | moneymarketing.co.uk | Momodou Musa Touray |David Boyhan |Nita Patel

Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management has rebranded as Canaccord Wealth as part of a strategic move to bolster its wealth management offering in the UK. The rebrand includes a refreshed logo, a new colour palette and a proprietary modern typeface — all designed to reflect the firm’s evolving identity. A newly launched website also features enhanced functionality, aiming to make it easier for clients to access services and information.

3 weeks ago | moneymarketing.co.uk | Tom Browne |Nita Patel

There are an indigenous people in the Brazilian Amazon called Sateré-Mawé who use bullet ants to help determine whether young men may be permitted to become warriors. It is known as the ‘Waumat’ ritual, and it involves weaving these ants – so-named because their bite is so intense that it is often compared with a bullet wound – into a glove and making boys in their communities, when they come of age, wear it for 10 minutes without making a sound. Why do the Mawé do this?

4 weeks ago | moneymarketing.co.uk | Momodou Musa Touray |Nita Patel

Life insurance broker Reassured has partnered with the behavioural science consultancy Unconventional Wisdom to improve customer experience. The partnership is focused on providing Reassured customers with a better experience after a life insurance policy has been purchased. The 10-week project started with a customer research exercise to understand any areas where Reassured could enhance the experience it delivers to its customers.