Lumiere trial: the £1m blank piece of paper
Visually impaired elderly woman says IFA firm founder made her sign paper giving him a £1m loan
Author: Tom Carnegie
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DeVere Group acquires advice firm in UK push
Founder Nigel Green looking forward to helping even more people ‘facing tough retirement choices’
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Standalone robo-advisers struggling to survive
Has the wealth management industry reached peak robo?
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British expats living in EU launch Brexit legal challenge
UK expats based in Spain, France and Italy claim the Brexit referendum was unconstitutional
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IFAs claim ombudsman biased towards complainants
In a recent IFA survey, 83% thought the financial ombudsman treated them as “guilty until proven innocent”
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Firm set up by jailed IFA must cease regulated business
The founder is serving seven years in jail for a range of offences, including sexual assault
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Investor gives evidence in Lumiere trial
A widow in her late 70s claims the firm lost £600,000 of her money through poor investments
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Chinese authorities target celebrities in tax evasion crackdown
The joint investigation is targeting China’s highest-paid celebrities, models and TV personalities
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PEOPLE MOVES: Aberdeen Standard, Brewin Dolphin, LGIM
Aberdeen Standard bolsters Hong Kong team, Brewin Dolphin hires a CFO, retail sales shake up at LGIM
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Celebrities and business leaders among 500 suing film scheme
Investors expect to recover around £200m from Ingenious film investments
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UK pension scam victims lose £91,000 each
Research shows 253 victims lost more than £23m to pension scams in 2017
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Defendant pleads guilty in Beaufort Securities case
A British citizen has also been extradited to the US to stand trial