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th March 2021 9:00 am
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Brooks Macdonald sees financial planning revenue fall
Brooks Macdonald reported a slight fall from £2m to £1.9m in revenue for its financial planning arm, in the six months to 31 December 2020.
Speaking to
Money Marketing this morning
, chief executive Caroline Connellan said this was down to its plans last year to “better organise” in a way to deliver for private clients.
In the half year results, it also reported that funds under management hit record levels at £15.5bn.
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PIMFAâs Virtual Fest 2 Adds FCAâs Debbie Gupta As Second Keynote Speaker, As Well As FSCS CEO Caroline Rainbird And Stephen Timms, MP Date
02/03/2021
PIMFA, the trade association for wealth management, investment services and the investment and financial advice industry, is delighted to welcome the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA), director of life insurance and financial advice, Debbie Gupta as its second keynote speaker at Virtual Fest 2 on March 9 and 10.
Ms Gupta is among a growing roster of pre-eminent speakers to join Virtual Fest which includes chairman of the Work and Pensions Select Committee, and former Pensions Minister, Stephen Timms MP who will be providing an update on the work of the Work and Pensions Select Committee after which will follow a panel discussion on online scams and the Online Safety Bill.
Stephen Timms MP, East Ham
Published:
8:45 AM February 20, 2021
MP Stephen Timms is delighted Newham Council has extended its Eat for Free scheme
- Credit: Parliament
Newham Council faces extraordinary challenges. After a decade of central government cuts it now faces all the additional costs of the Covid-19 pandemic.
So I was delighted that, last month, Newham Council chose to extend its pioneering Eat for Free scheme, providing free school meals for all primary children.
Ben Levinson, headteacher of Kensington - Primary School of the Year 2020 - told the Work and Pensions Select Committee in Parliament recently that the scheme is “lifechanging for our communities”.