Editor's View: A very busy week and a very clear warning

The editor's Friday Night Takeaway from 22 March

Hope Coumbe
clock • 2 min read

It’s been a WEEK over at Professional Adviser HQ!

On Wednesday evening, we gathered over 500 people together for the PA Awards 2024 to celebrate and recognise the leading lights in our industry and the amazing achievements of the last 12 months. A huge thank you from me to everyone who attended. News wise, the Financial Conduct Authority was making itself heard this week, telling chief executives of advice firms to review their retirement income advice processes. The ongoing thematic review has led the regulator to conclude that many firms are still not taking full account of customers' needs. While there was also some praise for firms'...

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