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Simon Collins: The FCA’s retail supervision moves up a gear

Jan 17, 2025 | moneymarketing.co.uk | Simon Collins |Robin Powell |Tim Riseborough |Richard Harrison

In all my articles in 2024, I commented on the increased level of supervisory activity being undertaken by the FCA in the retail sector. That certainly looks set to continue into 2025 as the follow-up to the work the FCA has been doing around the Consumer Duty begins to move up a gear. Prior to Christmas, the FCA gave a number of updates and feedback, particularly after reviewing a range of firms’ approach to the first Annual Board Report.
Chancellor raises rate of employer National Insurance contributions to 15%

Oct 30, 2024 | moneymarketing.co.uk | Simon Collins |Andy Bell

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced she will increase the rate of National Insurance paid by employers by 1.2 percentage points to 15% from April next year. During her Autumn Budget speech today (30 October), Reeves kept Labour’s promise that it would not increase National Insurance, VAT or income tax. “Working people will not see higher taxes in their payslips as a result of the choices that I am making today,” she said.
Triplets cost three times as much, now they have all won AUT scholarships

Jul 13, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Simon Collins

West Auckland's Samaratunga triplets always felt guilty that their parents had to buy three of everything. Now all three have returned the favour with scholarships. Chanel, Chloe and Roselle Samaratunga have each won AUT University scholarships worth $6500 a year for the next three years, and they will make a big difference. "It's always been a financial struggle for us because it's everything times three - like for a school trip it's not $500, it's $1500," said Chloe.
Socio-economic background: A key concern for advisers?

Oct 24, 2023 | professionaladviser.com | Simon Collins |John Morgan |James England

Financial services regulators have been pushing firms for some time to accelerate diversity and inclusion (D&I) progress in their workforces.
We need to decolonise our world view and make alliances with movements in Australia, Pacific, Asia, Africa and the Americas

Mar 5, 2023 | nzherald.co.nz | Simon Collins

From the Land of the long white cloud documentary series Confronting Colonisation: Wellington protest in support of Ihumatao occupation. Photo / NZMEOPINION:Racism is a hard question. It’s tempting to forget about it when we have natural disasters and the cost of living to worry about. But racism is at the root of who we are as a country. My European ancestors took this land from my Māori ancestors because they believed that they could make better use of the land because Māori were ignorant savages.