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UK government bond purchases soar on DIY platforms as expectations for faster rate cuts fade
Poor performance of ‘safer’ assets prompts a rethink
Individuals can now buy UK government debt. FT Money explores how to invest and which products stack up
DIY investment platform warns economic climate to weigh on investor sentiment this year
The UK’s largest DIY investment platform faces competition from challengers who claim to have lower costs and better technology
Higher interest rates have boosted income for life options
Alison Platt to take up role after Deanna Oppenheimer quit in wake of co-founder’s criticism over strategy and share price
FCA to focus on the issue under new consumer duty requirement to provide fair value
Customers pull back on risk amid market volatility and cost of living crisis
There are arguments for and against even with today’s wobbling stock market
Peter Hargreaves has said costs are too high and plans for automated advice flawed
FCA demands data from providers ahead of consumer duty reforms
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Hargreaves Lansdown launches corporate bond fund in response to demand
Popularity soars in government bonds maturing in the next two years
Prize fund increases, but there will be fewer £25 payouts
Competition leads to lower prices — but read the platforms’ small print
Platform finds shortcomings in UK fund manager’s oversight of investment teams
Rate increases boost retail savers’ demand
Regulator waives £73mn fine on lender
Shift to using more software-generated advice has so far produced little gain
Funds supermarket should undertake ‘huge round of cost-cutting’, says biggest shareholder
Platform follows rivals in allowing its customers to vote as shareholders
Making it simpler and cheaper to get guidance should be a priority for regulator
Billionaire’s attack raises questions about retail financial advice
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