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Jenna Towler

Jenna is an award-winning journalist with more than ten years' pensions and financial services experience. She is deputy editor of Professional Adviser and editor of Retirement Planner.

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Canada Life sells £2.7bn closed book to Scottish Friendly

Insurer

Canada Life sells £2.7bn closed book to Scottish Friendly

155,000 long-standing policies worth £2.7bn from closed book of business sold to Scottish Friendly as Canada Life focuses on annuity market

clock 22 June 2018 •
SimplyBiz to float on London Stock Exchange

Adviser / Broking

SimplyBiz to float on London Stock Exchange

Set to happen on 4 April

clock 16 March 2018 •
Standard Life Aberdeen sells insurance arm to Phoenix for £3bn

Insurer

Standard Life Aberdeen sells insurance arm to Phoenix for £3bn

Retains platform and financial advice business

clock 23 February 2018 •
FSCS ups total levy to £336m for 2018/19

Regulation

FSCS ups total levy to £336m for 2018/19

Covers nine month period

clock 22 January 2018 •
FOS: Now not right time to change funding model

Regulation

FOS: Now not right time to change funding model

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) will maintain its current funding model for the next financial year despite recognising it is unsustainable in its current form.

clock 14 December 2017 •
FCA chief exec unconvinced FAMR will close advice gap

Regulation

FCA chief exec unconvinced FAMR will close advice gap

'Jury still out' on technology and advice

clock 21 July 2016 •
Ex-FCA chief exec Martin Wheatley nets £827k in final year

Regulation

Ex-FCA chief exec Martin Wheatley nets £827k in final year

Total pay of £710k in previous financial year

clock 12 July 2016 •
Lifetime ISA withdrawals should cover critical illness - TISA

Critical Illness

Lifetime ISA withdrawals should cover critical illness - TISA

Should Lifetime ISA restrictions be relaxed?

clock 29 June 2016 •
LV= names Richard Rowney as chief executive

Income Protection

LV= names Richard Rowney as chief executive

Takes up position this summer

clock 17 June 2016 •
FSCS lowers total levy to £337m but SIPP advisers see bills rise

Regulation

FSCS lowers total levy to £337m but SIPP advisers see bills rise

Life and pension advisers face £90m levy demand

clock 26 April 2016 •
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