FCA fines and bans broker over dishonest UCIS
The Financial Conduct Authority has fined and banned an IFA for life after he was found to have sold unregulated funds to retail investors.
The Financial Conduct Authority has fined and banned an IFA for life after he was found to have sold unregulated funds to retail investors.
Vanguard has fired the latest salvo in the passive fund price war, slashing fees on 25 of its funds.
IFG Group, the parent company of James Hay, has agreed to sell its Irish pension and advisory business to risk adviser Willis Ireland for a maximum consideration of £10.8m.
Deutsche Bank has been fined £4.7m for incorrectly reporting over 29 million equity transactions.
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Latest statistics from the UK’s Investment Management Association revealed net retail sales of tracker funds reached £532m in July, the highest level since IMA records began in January 1992.
DeVeres chief executive, Nigel Green, has claimed punishing plans to scrap higher-rate tax relief on UK pensions will force savers out of the country, in a scathing attack on the three main UK political parties.
The Personal Finance Society has seen a record level of growth over the last year, with almost 1000 new members.
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Guernsey’s financial sector contributed 1.3% less to its gross domestic product in 2013 than in the previous year, according to figures released by the State of Guernsey’s Policy Council yesterday.
Rathbones finalised an out of court settlement earlier this week, under which it has agreed to pay £15m to a former client of a now sold Jersey trust company subsidiary and costs of £5m.
Advisory firms are geared towards expansion in the build up to next years pension reforms, with over two thirds seeing an increased demand for advice since the plans were announced in Marchs Budget.