The AMPS conference in London today featured a warning on the increasing proliferation of ‘ambulance chaser’ companies seeking to press claims against SIPP providers.
Read more ...FSCS: ‘We’re not here to punish defaulting firms’
- Tuesday, 22 May 2018
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The FSCS has defended itself against suggestions it takes a punitive, enforcement approach against those firms deemed in default.
Read more ...TPR exec warns of increasingly 'clever and devious' scammers
- Tuesday, 22 May 2018
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A senior director at The Pensions Regulator has called on pension holders to be more vigilant to combat increasingly "clever and devious" scammers.
Read more ...FCA and Insolvency Service to tackle rogue directors
- Tuesday, 22 May 2018
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The FCA and the Insolvency Service have signed a joint Memorandum of Understanding which commits the two organisations to increased collaboration.
Read more ...New adviser tool reports cost impact on returns as single figure
- Tuesday, 22 May 2018
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Data provider FE has today launched the FE Analytics+ Reduction in Yield (RIY) Calculator, a new tool that offers a simpler way of assessing the impact of costs on future returns.
Read more ...More seeking financial advice but 9 in 10 shun advisers
- Tuesday, 22 May 2018
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New research from a financial provider has found that more consumers are seeking financial advice but the numbers overall remain low with nine out of 10 consumers shunning advice.
Read more ...Pension transfer boom may be over says consultant
- Tuesday, 22 May 2018
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A financial services consultancy says that figures in its Q1 2018 Platform Market Scorecard (PMS) suggest that the recent boom in pension transfers since the Pension Freedoms in 2015 may be nearing an end.
Read more ...Drug convictions, fraud and theft see 7 axed from FCA register
- Monday, 21 May 2018
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Crimes including illegal drug possession, fraud, insider dealing and theft saw seven people barred from the FCA’s register over the last year.
Read more ...DB transfers double to £21bn, figures reveal
- Monday, 21 May 2018
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The volume of Defined Benefit (DB) pension transfers doubled to £21bn last year, newly-revealed figures have shown.
Read more ...FCA issues warning to firms over robo-advice
- Monday, 21 May 2018
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The FCA has today revealed its expectations for robo-advice firms and warned it will act against ‘harmful’ practices.
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