Members of the OurPFS campaign group of Financial Planners has called for an investigation into what it alleges is a ‘missing’ £10m in funds it says are being held by PFS parent body the Chartered Insurance Institute.
Read more ...FCA probes NatWest data breaches after Farage row
- Friday, 27 October 2023
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The FCA is to probe potential regulatory breaches related to NatWest's unilateral closure of politician Nigel Farage’s Coutts bank account earlier this year.
Read more ...£37m fraudsters forced to hand over pension funds
- Friday, 27 October 2023
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Two fraudsters convicted of a £37m VAT swindle, one of the UK’s largest, have been forced to hand over £685,000 in pension funds.
Read more ...Trade body voices ‘deep’ concern over SSAS levy rise
- Friday, 27 October 2023
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The Association of Member-Directed Pension Schemes (AMPS), the industry body for SIPP and SSAS providers, has voiced “deep concerns” about a big proposed rise in a DWP pension scheme levy which could hit SSAS providers and other small pension scheme in the pocket.
Read more ...Editor’s Comment: The rising price of regulation
- Friday, 22 September 2023
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Regulation is expensive and getting more expensive, as most of you can attest.
Read more ...TPR bans motorcycle boss from being a pension trustee
- Monday, 30 October 2023
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The Pensions Regulator has banned Stuart James Garner, 54, the former owner of Norton Motorcycles, from acting as a pension trustee again after he was found guilty of using pension fund money to invest in his failing business.
Read more ...Planner urges Chancellor to address retirement fears
- Monday, 30 October 2023
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Clients are increasingly worried about the prospect of maintaining their desired standard of living in retirement, according to Teesside Financial Planning firm Active Chartered Financial Planners.
Read more ...Workplace pension savers are more likely to be disengaged
- Monday, 30 October 2023
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Savers with workplace pension schemes are significantly less likely to understand or engage with their pensions compared to their counterparts with personal pensions, according to new research.
Read more ...Nearly 300 support probe into ‘missing’ £10m at PFS
- Monday, 30 October 2023
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Nearly 300 Financial Planners have signed an open letter to the Personal Finance Society (PFS) board calling for a probe into an allegedly ‘missing’ £10m in funds campaigners claim is being held by the Chartered Insurance Institute, the PFS parent body.
Read more ...Teachers' Pension Scheme rise will hit private schools
- Monday, 30 October 2023
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The Department for Education has today confirmed an increase of 5 percentage points to the employer contribution rate of the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) with schools' contributions set to rise from 23.6% to 28.6%.
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