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FTAdviser is a renowned platform providing news and insights for financial intermediaries, focusing on topics like investments, mortgages, pensions, insurance, regulations, and other important matters. What sets FTAdviser apart is its commitment to delivering timely news stories and thorough analyses crafted by its knowledgeable team. The publication has a rich history, dating back to 1988, which began following the introduction of the Financial Services Act 1986 that established the role of independent financial advisers for the first time.

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How to think about the European equity market right now

1 week ago | ftadviser.com | Natasha May

European equities enjoyed a strong start to 2025, with MSCI Europe up 6 per cent in local currency terms (and 10 per cent in US dollars) over the first quarter of the year. This follows a prolonged period of European underperformance compared to the US, which had pushed the valuation discount on European stocks versus their US counterparts to a record wide of 40 per cent.
‘It is never too late to find your calling’

2 weeks ago | ftadviser.com | Kate Morgan

After 20 years building a successful career as a chartered accountant, Kate Morgan needed more purpose to her work. She wanted to help people, so she set about training to become a financial planner. Three years into her new career, at Smart Financial, she has not looked back. Financial advice is Morgan’s second career.
‘Govt needs joined-up approach to savers’ money’

2 weeks ago | ftadviser.com | Stephanie Hawthorne

People in their 40s face peak pensioner poverty by the time they retire in 2042 and beyond. Worryingly, 17 years is just a twinkling of an eye when it comes to retirement planning. And a question mark hangs over the continued existence of the state pension in its present form. Unless auto-enrolment contributions rise within the lifetime of this parliament, this cohort will face dire penury in their old age.
If you want to know how to fight a giant octopus, ask a financial adviser

2 weeks ago | ftadviser.com | Simoney Kyriakou

It is okay. I have not fallen off the top of the idiot tree and hit my head on every branch on the way down. I am just trying to wrap my head around what exactly is going on right now. Initially, I started to write a piece attempting to make sense of what the UK regulator was thinking when the chief executive suggested dipping into the pension pot to pay for a property - given all the regulator has said about how Britons are not saving enough.
FTSE 100 drops as global markets take hit in wake of Trump tariffs - FTAdviser

2 weeks ago | ftadviser.com | Tara O'Connor

The UK’s FTSE 100 index fell by almost 6 per cent this morning (April 7) in the wake of trade tariffs imposed by president Donald Trump.
Trump tariffs may ‘single-handedly’ rescue UK housing market - FTAdviser

2 weeks ago | ftadviser.com | Tom Dunstan

Trump’s tariffs “may be single-handedly rescuing the UK housing market” after SONIA swap rates tumbled following the president’s ‘liberation day’ announcement.
Picture for UK expats ‘generally positive’ ahead of new tax rules

2 weeks ago | ftadviser.com | Helen Clarke |Irwin Mitchell |David Lesperance

The overall picture for current UK expats is generally a positive one ahead of new tax rules coming into effect on April 6 2025, according to Helen Clarke, HNW and international partner at Irwin Mitchell. Following the Autumn Budget, Rachel Reeves introduced a new set of rules which included the introduction of the foreign income and gains regime. This will offer 100 per cent relief on foreign income and gains for the first four years of UK tax residence for certain returning expats.
‘Tech, trust and the best of both worlds’

3 weeks ago | ftadviser.com | Steve Andrews

It’s now more than two years since ChatGPT rocketed from a low-key launch to a viral online sensation. With the dramatic march of artificial intelligence suddenly dominating the headlines, many advisers were left fearing relentless innovation could render them obsolete. Fast-forward to today and my view now is just as it was then.
Whistleblowing on the rise as dishonest behaviour at ‘record high’

3 weeks ago | ftadviser.com | Joanna Lewis

Whistleblowing reports have risen over 2024, with dishonest behaviour at a “record high”, according to an agency specialising in reporting. Safecall revealed that over the calendar year to end of 2024, whistleblowing reports rose 16 per cent year on year from 2023. This marked the highest year ever for Safecall. Reports of dishonest behaviour stood at one in every five reports over 2024, analysis of its data has revealed.
Chancellor Reeves’ Isa reforms must be useful to real people not corporations

4 weeks ago | ftadviser.com | Simoney Kyriakou

UK chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement yesterday (March 26) hinted at significant investment reforms to come, possibly by the Autumn Budget. As reported by FT Adviser, the government is looking at options for Isa reform to get more people investing into stocks and shares. On the face of it, this looks like good news, and the provider-side of the financial services profession has raced to fill my inbox with suggestions for reforms.