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    • Friday, 29 September, 2023
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      Advisers urged to improve client communications

      Firms face greater scrutiny under new Consumer Duty rules

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      FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
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      Young online experts fight against misinformation and offer proper financial guidance

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      It pays to open up about mortgage pain

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      Female clients tend to think differently about money

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      The lack of financial knowledge is a crisis of confidence

    • Sunday, 28 May, 2023
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      Wealth manager with £1.8bn in assets prepares for more consolidation in an IFA sector facing regulatory upheaval

    • Wednesday, 10 May, 2023
      EU financial regulation
      Brussels backtracks on financial advice inducement ban

      Leaked document indicates EU will allow asset managers to continue to pay commissions to advisers

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      ‘I’m 22 and I earn more than my parents’

      Young workers on high salaries find financial advice hard to come by

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      When to get a financial adviser, and how to choose the right one

      The who, what and why of financial advisers, planners, coaches and wealth managers

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      Free reader event: What they don’t teach you about money

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      The first lesson for female financial education? Money is power

      Online communities for women to learn about cash, investing and pensions are an exciting fintech development

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    • Friday, 3 March, 2023
      FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
      Money mistakes even wealthy people make

      Your emotional hang-ups about money could stop you from getting richer

    • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
      Vanguard closes UK financial advice arm after less than two years

      Asset manager failed to generate enough business to retirement support service

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      Being trapped in a financially controlling relationship is more common than you think

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      Emma Dunkley
      With millions needing financial advice, watchdog should mind the gap

      Making it simpler and cheaper to get guidance should be a priority for regulator

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    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      Undercover EconomistTim Harford
      What economists get wrong about personal finance

      The advice given by academics and by financial self-help gurus is often very different

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      Advice plans under scrutiny after Peter Hargreaves’s criticism

      Billionaire’s attack raises questions about retail financial advice

    • Tuesday, 27 December, 2022
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      Losing money should not lead young people to lose faith in investing

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    • Friday, 23 December, 2022
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      Five financial new year resolutions for 2023

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