The FCA has issued 19 warnings on unauthorised and clone firms in the past 7 days, a rate of nearly 3 per day.
Read more ...Adviser firm with 3 trading names fails
- Friday, 08 April 2022
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The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has declared in default a company with three trading names, including two Financial Planning arms, after at least one BSPS claim.
Read more ...Taskforce warns on vulnerability and sudden wealth
- Friday, 08 April 2022
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The Financial Vulnerability Taskforce, the industry body campaigning for better treatment of vulnerable clients, has launched a new guide to help planners work better with clients who are vulnerable due to experiencing ‘sudden wealth.’
Read more ...Time launches Planner IHT hub
- Friday, 08 April 2022
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A new online inheritance tax planning hub for Financial Planners has been launched by investment provider Time Investments.
Read more ...Retail fund outflows accelerate to £2.5bn
- Thursday, 07 April 2022
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Outflows from retail funds accelerated to £2.5bn in February, according to data published today by the Investment Association trade body.
Read more ...CII launches Planner career booster service
- Thursday, 07 April 2022
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The Chartered Insurance Institute has launched a career development platform for Financial Planners and insurance professionals.
Read more ...6 in 10 advisers report clients updating trusts
- Thursday, 07 April 2022
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Almost two thirds (60%) of financial advisers are seeing more clients looking to update their wills and trusts than before the Coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report.
Read more ...Chartered Planner to head new EQ South Coast office
- Thursday, 07 April 2022
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London-based wealth manager and Financial Planner EQ Investors is opening a new office in central Brighton, at Citibase in the Round Hill area of the city.
Read more ...FCA to publish metrics as it raises adviser fees 5.2%
- Thursday, 07 April 2022
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The Financial Conduct Authority will publish performance metrics for itself and the sector for the first time as it raises its annual funding requirement by 4.3%, according to the regulator’s business plan for the next three years.
Read more ...TPR cuts back on usage of compliance notices
- Wednesday, 06 April 2022
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The Pensions Regulator issued 20,555 compliance notices between July and December 2021, well down on the 35,087 issues for the previous six months.
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