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Wealth firm: splash cash now to soften inheritance tax blow
- Monday, 17 February 2014
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Households with £1m or more in assets should spend some of their money now to avoid being severely hit by inheritance tax, a wealth adviser firm says.
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73% lack confidence to arrange annuity without financial adviser
- Monday, 17 February 2014
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Nearly three quarters of those looking for an annuity lack the confidence to arrange one without the help of an adviser, research shows, as a major review of the sector moves into its next phase.
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Lavish fraudster who cost investors £21m jailed for 7 years
- Friday, 14 February 2014
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A fraudster whose scam investment scheme cost investors over £21m has been jailed for seven years – the longest sentence ever from an FCA prosecution.
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Consumer Panel: Government has role to fix failing annuities market
- Friday, 14 February 2014
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The Government has a role to play in fixing the failing annuities market, the Financial Services Consumer Panel says, following a damning FCA report published today.
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FCA annuity probe: Critics say it should go further
- Friday, 14 February 2014
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The FCA's review of annuities fails to go far enough and will be too slow to help thousands of retirees, a pensions director says.
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FCA: 'Disorderly' annuities market failing consumers
- Friday, 14 February 2014
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The FCA is to launch a competition market study after concluding that the annuities market is failing consumers.
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IFP members celebrate success at Unbiased.co.uk awards
- Thursday, 13 February 2014
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Twelve IFP members were celebrating success at an industry awards ceremony in London last night.
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West country firm aims to gain advantage with new director
- Thursday, 13 February 2014
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A Financial Planning firm aims to gain a technological advantage over its competitors by hiring its first ever IT Director.
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NAPF: Keeping protected person status could harm DB schemes
- Thursday, 13 February 2014
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The National Association of Pension Funds has criticised the Government's decision to maintain the protected person status for individuals employed in some formerly nationalised industries.
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FCA issues largest ever retail fine of £30m
- Thursday, 13 February 2014
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The Financial Conduct Authority has imposed its largest ever retail fine of £30,647,400 on HomeServe Membership Limited (HomeServe).
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