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Hargreaves Lansdown hits landmark 2m clients
Investment platform and SIPP provider Hargreaves Lansdown has notched up its milestone 2 millionth client and has also seen record assets under management, according to its 2025 Annual Report.
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Failed SIPP firm clients updated ahead of legal judgment
Clients of failed SIPP provider Hartley Pensions Limited - who have had funds ring-fenced - have been given an update from joint administrators UHY Hacker Young ahead of a legal judgment expected in late October.
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JPMorgan to replace Nutmeg with new investment platform
JPMorgan is to launch a retail wealth management and investment business with its own DIY investment platform next month.
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5 year gap between dream retirement age and expectation
While people dream about retiring at 62 they do not expect to be able to retire until they hit 67, according to new research.
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Sales of escalating annuities surge
Sales of escalating Guaranteed Income for Life annuities that have some inflation protection, accounted for a fifth of all sales in 2024/25 and have increased by 17% year-on-year.
Greyfriars SIPP book sold for £820k, documents reveal
The previously undisclosed sum emerged in a Companies House detailing the particulars of the sale to Hartley Pensions in October.
Greyfriars slumped into administration in the same month with the FCA revealing the firm had appointed Adam Stephens and Henry Shinners of Smith and Williamson LLP as joint administrators.
The firm sold its financial adviser business on 16 October to Insight Financial Associates Limited.
Companies House filing showed the advisory arm of Greyfriars was sold to Insight for £440,000 and completed on 16 October.
Greyfriars Asset Management was initially a wealth management business which also provided DFM services.
It ceased DFM business on 31 March at which point clients transferred their portfolios out to an alternative provider or else became advisory clients of Greyfriars.