The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) will impose a levy of £532m on firms this year, £16m more than it forecast in January but £42m lower than the equivalent figure last year.
Read more ...HMRC’s hi-tech system tracks down more tax evaders
- Monday, 29 April 2019
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Connect, HMRC’s sophisticated information system is being used more and more to identify income and gains that have not been declared.
Read more ...Brewin Dolphin buys Epoch Wealth Management
- Monday, 29 April 2019
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Wealth manager and Financial Planner Brewin Dolphin has acquired bath-based planner Epoch Wealth Management.
Read more ...Inheritance taboo costs £80k in unnecessary tax
- Monday, 29 April 2019
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Families could be paying an avoidable tax bill of more than £80,000 because parents are too embarrassed to talk to their children about their financial future, according to new research.
Read more ...Fraudster jailed for £3m corporate bond scam targeting elderly
- Monday, 29 April 2019
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A fraudster has been jailed for seven years for conning elderly and vulnerable victims out of nearly £3m in a ‘boiler room’ fraud operation which promoted bogus corporate bond investments.
Read more ...Sanlam acquires Thesis including its Financial Planning arm
- Monday, 29 April 2019
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Sanlam UK, part of the international financial services group Sanlam Limited, has announced the acquisition of Thesis Asset Management Limited.
Read more ...Adviser to embark on gruelling charity trek
- Friday, 26 April 2019
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A financial adviser is gearing up for a gruelling charity trek which will see him walking from John O’Groats to Lands’ End and scaling the three highest peaks for charity.
Read more ...Bankhall launches new business workshops for advisers
- Friday, 26 April 2019
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IFA network Bankhall has launched a new series of business development workshops for advisers at six venues across the UK.
Read more ...Financial Planner shares solution to tricky Chicago expat case
- Friday, 26 April 2019
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Chartered and Certified Financial Planner Sarah Lord, of Mazars LLP, was faced with a challenging case involving a British expat living in the US and explains how she solved it.
Read more ...AJ Bell assets up 8% in Q2 to £47.7bn
- Friday, 26 April 2019
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Investment platform AJ Bell today reported customer numbers up 5% and total assets under administration up 8% to £47.7bn for the first quarter of 2019.
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