Former Greenpeace campaigner Eugenie Mathieu is to be one of a team of experts helping to run two new ESG funds being launched by Aviva Investors in an expansion of its range.
Read more ...NatWest fined £264.8m for money laundering
- Monday, 13 December 2021
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National Westminster Bank has today been fined £264.8m at Southwark Crown Court for money laundering in one of the biggest cases of its kind in the UK.
Read more ...24 in court after NatWest’s £265m money laundering fine
- Monday, 13 December 2021
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The FCA says 24 people have been charged so far in relation to a £400m money laundering ring centred on NatWest and a Bradford jeweller.
Read more ...MPs and Peers say new Online Bill must cover financial ads
- Tuesday, 14 December 2021
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The Online Safety Bill must include criminal offences to tackle scam financial adverts to tackle the “Wild West online”, according to a report from MPs and Peers today.
Read more ...iPensions acquires £500m assets of closed SIPP firm
- Tuesday, 14 December 2021
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SIPP provider iPensions Group has acquired the business assets of closed SIPP firm Forthplus Pensions.
Read more ...Schroders Personal Wealth expands regional teams
- Tuesday, 14 December 2021
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Schroders Personal Wealth (SPW) has made a series of Financial Planner hires to boosts its regional presence.
Read more ...Planners step up client reviews due to pandemic
- Tuesday, 14 December 2021
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Nearly half (46%) of advised clients have undergone a comprehensive review of their financial situation since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report.
Read more ...FSCS declares 16 firms in default
- Tuesday, 14 December 2021
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The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has declared 16 firms in default, including a number of financial advisers and wealth managers.
Read more ...How planners slayed the Covid dragon
- Friday, 22 October 2021
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The latest Financial Planning Today Magazine reveals how a collection of tech 'heroes' - essential apps and software tools - helped Financial Planners to slay the Covid dragon.
Read more ...Pensions Tax Relief soars £11bn in four years
- Tuesday, 14 December 2021
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The cost to the Government of Pensions Tax Relief rose to an estimated £42.7bn in 2020/21 - up £11bn in four years.
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