A Career in Wealth Management Is More Than Just Numbers
Wealth management is a dynamic and rewarding industry focussed on providing financial advice to individuals, families, companies and charities to help them achieve their financial ambitions. Whilst many people believe that a background in finance or economics is essential to pursue a career in wealth management, at MPA we believe that having the right [...]
Interest Rates Are Increasing…Again!
For the fourteenth consecutive time in a row, the Bank of England has raised interest rates in order to try to reduce inflation. Now at 5.25%, interest rates are at the highest they’ve been for fifteen years, however the base rate was only raised a quarter point yesterday, as opposed to the half point [...]
Planned Maintenance on Abrdn Platform…
As a result of Abrdn making continued improvements to their online platforms, we have been advised by Abrdn that they will be performing essential maintenance on the platform over the weekend, which may cause some disruptions. We have been advised that the maintenance will be completed by Monday 7th August 2023. In the meantime, [...]
Q2 2023 Market Summary
The second quarter of the year continued in much the same vain as the first, with central banks increasing interest rates in an attempt to curb stubbornly high inflation. However, stronger than expected economic activity in both the UK and the US has impacted on the central banks’ task of taming inflation. For the [...]
The Rebranding of Standard Life Assurance Products between Abrdn and Phoenix Group
If you are an MPA client, you will have received a rather long legal document explaining how the Standard Life Assurance products and investments are being rebranded over the next 12 months. You will be aware that Standard Life Investments have been rebranded and all investments sit on the Abrdn Wrap Platform. Standard Life [...]
Abdrn Experiencing Issues With The Platform…
We have been made aware that clients and internal staff are having issues accessing data on the Abrdn platform. Abrdn are aware and are working hard to rectify the issues as soon as possible. In the meantime, we would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.
MPA Charitable Foundation Sponsors Students’ Costa Rica Mission
Towards the end of 2022, we were contacted by Oliver Kerslake and Toby Beaumont, two students from Bosworth College, who were planning on travelling to Costa Rica to take part in a range of humanitarian projects. Oliver and Toby were looking for sponsorship in order to make their trip a reality, and MPA, along [...]
MPA Launches Events and Charities Committee
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new Events and Charities Committee. Our aim is to have a dedicated committee within our business comprising enthusiastic people who will spearhead initiatives to support local charities. It will also take the lead on organising our staff social and team building events. MPA Managing Director [...]
What does ‘Consumer Duty’ mean for you?
You may have heard the term ‘Consumer Duty’ more and more in the media recently. However, do you know what this means to you, as a consumer? Our Trainee Compliance Officer, Samantha Davies, explains. The overarching principle under Consumer Duty is that a firm must act to deliver good outcomes for clients and put [...]