Editor's view: Your pre-holiday advice news aperitif

The editor's Friday Night Takeaway from 20 December

Jen Frost
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Welcome one and all to the final Friday Night Takeaway of 2024.

Many of us will soon be tucking into turkeys, nibbling mince pies, and devouring or avoiding Aunt Ethel's polarising Christmas cake. Before that though, here's the final round-up of advice news for you to digest. If your new year's resolution is to work off some after-effects of upcoming Christmas gluttony, the good news is that this takeaway won't lead to any excess poundage. Our top story this week was a deep dive into St James's Place (SJP). The wealth management giant has had a tumultuous year, but more recent months have marked something of a turnaround.  The group plummeted o...

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