FCA told to engage more with professional bodies
A financial services alliance representing 200,000 global members is demanding the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) does more to support professionalism in the industry.
Author: Tom Carnegie
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Capacity issues loom as adviser client numbers soar
As UK advisers continue to experience increased demand for their services, capacity issues are hitting home for some, wrap platform Nucleus has warned.
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Mattioli Woods cites PI costs for pension transfer exit
UK-based Mattioli Woods has blamed the increasing costs of professional indemnity (PI) insurance for its decision to exit the pension transfer market.
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Head of major Chinese wealth management firm vanishes
Several prominent Chinese banks and private investors are demanding answers from a licensed Shanghai wealth management firm after its boss disappeared a week ago.
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Art dynasty heir cleared of tax evasion – twice
One of the biggest tax fraud trials in France’s history, involving world-renowned art dealer Guy Wildenstein who was facing a €250m (£221m, $290m) fine, has ended with all parties being acquitted.
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Australia faces IFA exodus if industry forced to upskill
Potentially hundreds of senior Australian financial advisers could leave the industry if they are forced by the government to upskill, according to the country’s Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association (Safaa).
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Nucleus to float on London’s AIM in July
Platform provider Nucleus will float on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market (Aim) later this month, in a deal that is expected to value the business at £150m ($198m, €169m).
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Sipp complaints help push UK compensation to £405m
Customers of failed financial services firms received £405m (€458m, $530m) in compensation from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) in 2017/18, in part driven by a rise in Sipp complaints.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Skagen, Wise Funds, Vistra
Vistra’s chief executive steps down, Wise Funds hires a fund manager from Schroders and Skagen Funds promotes one of its own to lead the company.
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FCA acts to stop drawdown retirees losing out
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is planning to introduce “investment pathways” for drawdown retirees, in a move to prevent them from making poor decisions and defaulting into cash.
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Market volatility putting thousands of UK pension pots at risk
Thousands of people in drawdown are not adjusting their pension income levels to account for market volatility, leading to fears they could drain their retirement pots too quickly, research from Zurich has found.
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Where has £17.5bn of pension freedoms money gone?
About £3bn ($3.9bn, €3.4bn) that has been flexibly withdrawn from UK pensions is currently sitting in low yield bank accounts, with investors facing the “double jeopardy” of tax on withdrawals and low returns, according to research by AJ Bell.