FCA upholds over two-thirds of UK pension complaints
Over two-thirds of all complaints made against pension providers were upheld in the second half of 2016, according to the latest data released by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Over two-thirds of all complaints made against pension providers were upheld in the second half of 2016, according to the latest data released by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Brooks Macdonald has grown its funds under management to nearly £10bn ($12.8bn, €11.7bn) in the first three months of 2017, signalling a strong start for new chief executive, Caroline Connellan.
HM Revenue & Customs has raided football clubs Newcastle and West Ham and locations in France following investigations into tax fraud.
The UK has pushed back the introduction of the pension advice allowance as the government announces further delays to key tax changes ahead of the snap election on 8 June.
The UK government has delayed the introduction of long-awaited changes to the rules governing non-UK domiciles, which were set to go live earlier this month.
UK chancellor Philip Hammond has put on hold some significant changes relating to IHT, deemed domicile rules, and life insurance policies due to the snap election in June, that will impact the international advice market.
UK insurance giant Royal London has created life cover specifically designed for people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, which the life insurer describes as a first for the British protection market.
A UK investment firm provided a client with “unsuitable advice” after recommending he invest nearly £50,000 (€58,937, $63,995) of his savings in an unregulated Ukrainian property scheme that later ran into trouble.
UK-based wealth manager St James’s Place (SJP) has reported net inflows of £1.99bn in the first quarter of 2017, bringing assets under management (AUM) to nearly £80bn, helped by solid growth in its pensions business.
The UK equity market pumped out 9.5% more dividends in the first quarter than the previous year as sterling’s weakness continued to magnify the payouts.
British prime minister Theresa May has called a snap election on 8 June, a decision which may have a knock-on effect on some of the new measures announced in the Spring Budget last month. Here’s a list of proposals which could either be rushed through or delayed as the UK prepares to go to the…
A British scammer, who ran a failed spread betting scheme, has been banned by a UK court from acting as a company director for 12 years.