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The Morning Briefing: SJP to wind up £1.4bn private assets fund; Scottish Friendly appoints CFO ahead of OneFamily merger (opens the original)
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Good morning and welcome to your Morning Briefing for Thursday 1 October 2026. To get this in your inbox every morning click here. SJP to wind up £1.4bn private assets fund St James’s Place is seeking regulatory approval to close its £1.4bn Diversified Assets Fund after concluding it does not have a long-term role in its investment proposition. The wealth manager has suspended the Diversified Assets (FAIF) Unit Trust and applied to the Financial Conduct Authority for permission to wind it up. SJ
Scottish Friendly appoints CFO ahead of £10bn OneFamily merger (opens the original)
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Scottish Friendly has appointed Scott McNeill as its new chief financial officer ahead of its proposed merger with OneFamily, which is set to create one of the UK’s largest mutual life assurance groups. McNeill, currently chief actuary at Scottish Friendly, will succeed Alan Rankine, who is leaving the business to pursue another opportunity. Subject to regulatory approval, McNeill will take responsibility for Scottish Friendly’s finance function and join its board as an executive director. He is
SJP to wind up £1.4bn private assets fund (opens the original)
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St James’s Place (SJP) is seeking regulatory approval to close its £1.4bn Diversified Assets Fund after concluding it does not have a long-term role in its investment proposition. The wealth manager has suspended the Diversified Assets (FAIF) Unit Trust and applied to the Financial Conduct Authority for permission to wind it up. SJP said the decision followed a strategic review and a “shift in demand” for the strategy as the alternatives and private markets landscape has evolved. The fund, which
SJP's former head of AI joins W1M (opens the original)
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The fomer head of AI at St James’s Place (SJP) has joined W1M in the same role. Wenyu Bai, who has more than 18 years of experience across wealth management, pension investment consultancy, and AI and automation leadership, took up the newly created position earlier this month. A recognised industry voice on the application of AI in wealth management, she brings deep industry insight and a strong track record in AI strategy, governance, innovation and adoption. In her new role, Bai will lead and
Pension withdrawals surge to £91bn amid tax and IHT uncertainty (opens the original)
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More than £91bn was withdrawn from pension pots accessed for the first time last year as tax uncertainty and forthcoming inheritance tax changes continued to reshape retirement decisions. New Financial Conduct Authority figures show £91.2bn was withdrawn in 2025/26, up 22% from £75bn the previous year and 70% higher than the £53.6bn recorded in 2023/24. The increase significantly outstripped growth in the number of pensions being accessed, which rose 7% year-on-year to just over 1.04 million. Th
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