The FCA has warned of an attempt by fraudsters to cheat investors using the Money Saving Expert name.
Read more ...Financial services optimism slumps to 2008 crisis levels
- Monday, 26 March 2018
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Optimism in the financial services sector has fallen for the fourth quarter in a row, reaching similar levels to the gloom that enveloped the sector during the financial crisis, a report suggests.
Read more ...Uber joins drive to boost retirement savings
- Monday, 26 March 2018
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Uber is among the headline names taking part in a ABI project to find ways to make it easier for the self-employed to save for retirement.
Read more ...UCIS conman gets 16 months for perverting justice
- Friday, 23 March 2018
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UCIS fraudster Alex Hope was sentenced today at Southwark Crown Court to an additional 16 months in prison for perverting the course of justice.
Read more ...£215bn inheritance to transform wealth management
- Friday, 23 March 2018
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Hundreds of billions of pounds are set to be inherited over the next 10 years and could shake up the wealth management industry.
Read more ...Platforms attacked for 'wholly unacceptable' offering
- Friday, 23 March 2018
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The head of a Paraplanning firm has attacked platforms for "wholly unacceptable" service and "poor testing".
Read more ...Over half of pensioners now top earners
- Friday, 23 March 2018
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More than half of pensioners are now classed as “top earners”, new data has shown.
Read more ...Claim payouts against adviser brothers reach £5m
- Friday, 23 March 2018
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Just under £5m has been paid out by the FSCS in claims against two IFA brothers who ran a £17 million scam.
Read more ...FOS reveals independent probe after TV allegations
- Friday, 23 March 2018
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The Financial Ombudsman Service will appoint an independent person to lead an investigation into allegations aired in a TV documentary, it has revealed, while a committee of MPs said staff had laid bare tales of "low morale and dismay" about "poor culture".
Read more ...Bosses who risk DB pensions could be hit retrospectively
- Thursday, 22 March 2018
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Bosses who have jeopardised defined benefit pension schemes could be fined retrospectively, Secretary of State Esther McVey has announced.
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