Companies
Hargreaves Lansdown accepts £5.4bn private equity takeover bid
The revised offer is 1,140p per Hargreaves Lansdown share in cash
Rathbones Group goes live with Iress’ Xplan
Xplan will also be the financial planning platform of choice for Rathbones’ upcoming integration with Investec Wealth & Investment
Tax reliefs on UK holiday lets removed as transitional arrangements ‘soften blow’
Among the changes, Income from holiday lets will be excluded when calculating maximum pension relief
Family office service provider Octagon enters UAE market
Octagon with headquarters in the UAE, also has operations in Europe, Asia, North, South America, Southern Africa
Prudential Singapore’s adviser headcount ‘to grow’ from 800 to 1,500 by end 2025
Singapore had 333,204 millionaires in 2023, and this number is expected to increase by 13% to 375,725 in 2028