The Financial Conduct Authority is to go ahead with a referral of investment consultancy and fiduciary management services to the Competition and Markets Authority following “serious concerns” about competition in the sector.
Most financial advisers expect client numbers to grow over the next year, as optimism pervades the sector following the pension freedoms.
Aviva has launched the 2017 Aviva Community Fund which offers financial advisers a chance to win up to £25,000 for ‘inspiration’ local causes in their community.
CISI head of Financial Planning Campbell Edgar CFPTM Chartered FCSI is to become an industry training consultant after stepping shortly from the CISI.
The Government will publish its Autumn Budget on Wednesday 22 November, Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced this week.
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI), one of the main measures of UK inflation, rose from 2.6% in July to 2.9% in August, mainly due to rises in clothing and motor fuel costs. The CPI rate was 0.6% in August 2016.
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) 12-month inflation rate crept up to 3% in September from 2.9% in August - the highest rate since March 2012.
Former FCA technical specialist turned consultant Rory Percival, a Chartered Financial Planner, has today published his long-awaited guide to risk-profiling tools.
Analysis by a pension consultancy has uncovered signs of potential scam activity in 1 in 12 pension transfer requests with unauthorised advisers among the worst culprits.
The FCA has warned that scammers are cloning the name and details of a well-known investment firm, widely advertised on the internet, to try to cheat investors.