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Is the Government’s Stance on Waspi Fair? A Closer Look at the Judicial Review Response
The government's recent submission in response to the Waspi (Women Against State Pension Inequality) group's judicial review has stirred both legal and public debate. The core of the government's argument is that the Waspi group's claims are not “properly arguable,” dismissing the grounds as methodological disagreements rather than substantive legal challenges. Waspi has brought two … Continue reading Is the Government’s Stance on Waspi Fair? A Closer Look at the Judicial Review Response
PwC’s Global Business Model: A House of Cards Failing British Expats in the QROPS Scandal
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), long regarded as one of the prestigious "Big Four" accountancy firms, is facing unprecedented scrutiny across the globe. While recent headlines highlight scandals from Australia to China, the UK’s financial landscape tells a similarly alarming story—particularly for British expatriates who have suffered catastrophic financial losses through QROPS (Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes). This … Continue reading PwC’s Global Business Model: A House of Cards Failing British Expats in the QROPS Scandal
Prisca Theologia and the Universal Spiritual Framework
Prisca Theologia, Latin for “ancient theology,” refers to the idea that a single, true theology was divinely revealed to humanity in antiquity and that all religions share this common roottheosophy.wiki. Renaissance scholars like Marsilio Ficino and Giovanni Pico della Mirandola championed this concept, seeking to reconcile disparate traditions under one primordial wisdomtheopolisinstitute.com. This research explores … Continue reading Prisca Theologia and the Universal Spiritual Framework
Justice & Recovery Hub: Rebuilding Lives, Restoring Justice
Every year, thousands of individuals across the UK lose their life savings, pensions, and financial security—not to accidents or bad luck, but to corporate financial crime. These crimes don’t just devastate bank balances; they fracture trust, health, and hope. While support exists for victims of small-scale scams, no dedicated national service has focused on victims … Continue reading Justice & Recovery Hub: Rebuilding Lives, Restoring Justice
Financial Advisers Don’t Manage Investments—Investments Manage Themselves
It’s time we debunk one of the longest-running myths in financial services: that advisers manage your investments. The reality today? Investments manage themselves. Whether you access investments through an adviser or go direct, you’re typically ending up in low-cost, globally diversified, auto-rebalancing funds designed to maximise your return for a given level of risk. Take … Continue reading Financial Advisers Don’t Manage Investments—Investments Manage Themselves
Misplaced Criticism: Why the Focus on ‘Unregulated’ Advisers Misses the Real Risk
A recent article in Money Marketing took aim at so-called "unregulated advisers," lumping together financial coaches, finfluencers, and other professionals operating outside the FCA’s regulatory perimeter. The commentator suggested these individuals pose a serious threat to consumer protection, implying that their activities are inherently riskier than those of FCA-regulated advisers. This argument is, at best, … Continue reading Misplaced Criticism: Why the Focus on ‘Unregulated’ Advisers Misses the Real Risk
Rethinking Retirement: Why Human Capital Strategies Matter More Than Ever
Industry commentators love to wring their hands over the plight of disadvantaged groups reaching retirement with tiny pension pots. Recent headlines tell us some people in the UK are retiring with just £3,650 in private pensions. Predictably, the "solutions" always seem to involve giving these same industry commentators more of people’s hard-earned money—expanding auto-enrolment, lowering … Continue reading Rethinking Retirement: Why Human Capital Strategies Matter More Than Ever
The Mastercard £19 Billion Class Action at the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT)
Lessons Learned: Civil Litigation Against Banks 1. Class Actions Are a Vital Tool—but Their Limits Are Clear. The Mastercard CAT case demonstrated that mass claims can get off the ground—something unthinkable 10 years ago—but also that proving causation, pass-on, and quantum remains a technical minefield. Even with a binding infringement decision (the EU ruling against … Continue reading The Mastercard £19 Billion Class Action at the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT)
Financial Planners: Is It Time to De-Stress Outside the Perimeter?
Let’s be honest. Compliance headaches? Mounting regulatory pressures? Shrinking net profits? Many of you entered this profession to help people, not to drown in red tape. Yet, today, the very system meant to uphold integrity is squeezing the joy—and the viability—out of your work. What if you could still do financial planning—but without the FCA … Continue reading Financial Planners: Is It Time to De-Stress Outside the Perimeter?
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