FCA chief executive Andrew Bailey says the MiFID II changes are saving investors £180m a year and could save them up to £1bn over 5 years.
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- Tuesday, 26 February 2019
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Janus Henderson unveils Absolute Return Fixed Income Fund
- Tuesday, 26 February 2019
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Janus Henderson has today launched the Janus Henderson Absolute Return Fixed Income Fund to fill the gap between money market funds and conventional core fixed income.
Read more ...Financial Planner pleads guilty to £235,000 tax evasion
- Tuesday, 26 February 2019
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Financial Planner Martin Adrian King, 56, of Beckenham, London, was given a suspended 18 month sentence this week after pleading guilty to hiding £235,000 in income from work he did with fraudster Antony Blakey through an offshore scheme.
Read more ...Sesame Bankhall hires new MD to drive digital services
- Tuesday, 26 February 2019
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Adviser network Sesame Bankhall Group has appointed Richard Howells as managing director of Sesame Network to help drive growth in digital services.
Read more ...Innovative Northern Irish Financial Planners awarded accolade
- Monday, 25 February 2019
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Financial Planning firm AKFP Group based in Lisburn, Northern Ireland has attained the prestigious BS 8577 and ISO 22222 certification for the third year in a row.
Read more ...FCA plans to return £2.5m to UCIS 'land banking' victims
- Monday, 25 February 2019
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The Financial Conduct Authority has urged people who invested in a number of unauthorised collective investment schemes (UCIS) involving ‘land banking’ to come forward to claim a possible refund from a £2.5m pot.
Read more ...Action Fraud warns of £3.2m Instagram investment con
- Monday, 25 February 2019
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Anti-fraud organisation Action Fraud has warned Instagram users to be wary of fraudulent investment posts as news emerges of more than 350 people being cheated out of a total of nearly £3.2m in the last five months.
Read more ...Curtis Banks unveils new digital SIPP website and adviser portal
- Monday, 25 February 2019
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SIPP provider Curtis Banks has today unveiled a new website and adviser portal to support its newly launched digital SIPP launched under the Your Future SIPP brand.
Read more ...PFS and research firm to boost planner tech knowledge
- Monday, 25 February 2019
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The Personal Finance Society and the Financial Technology Research Centre are to jointly hold a new workshop for Financial Planners to highlight how the latest technology can help transform their businesses and boost service to clients.
Read more ...Tax take soars more than £3bn in a year, analysis shows
- Friday, 22 February 2019
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New analysis of statistics from HMRC shows a 15% increase in self-assessment receipts in January 2019 compared to January 2018.
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