hargreaves lansdown muses intl
Hargreaves Lansdown, the Bristol-based, FTSE 100-listed UK investment “supermarket”, is considering establishing an international business but not for at least three years.
Hargreaves Lansdown, the Bristol-based, FTSE 100-listed UK investment “supermarket”, is considering establishing an international business but not for at least three years.
Five investors have won a total claim for £2.6m against 20Twenty Independent Ltd, following a ruling by the Financial Ombudsman Service, an independent entity which arbitrates in disputes involving UK-regulated financial services businesses and their customers.
The number of authorised firms in the UK decreased by just 14 between February and March, from 23,596 to 23,582, slowing dramatically from the 233 that exited the market in the month before, according to research from Matrix Solutions.
Intermediaries in the UK face paying around 13% more in fees to the newly created Financial Conduct Authority.
Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP has completed its merger with PKF LLP.
Bermuda National Limited and Management is to acquire JO Hambro Investment Management from Credit Suisse, with senior JO Hambro management also set to become shareholders.
The UK Parliament today published the Finance Bill 2013 containing a raft of measures aimed at tackling tax avoidance including the country’s first General Anti-Abuse Rule, as well as some expected minor amendments to the reporting requirements for QROPS.
Prudential, one of the world's largest insurers, has been fined £30m by the Financial Services Authority and had its chief executive censured for failing to inform the regulator over its failed bid to purchase AIA.
The number of UK-based financial advisers operating a restricted advice model has risen sharply since the introduction of the RDR at the beginning of this year, with that number predicted to continue to rise in coming months.
London has retained its position as the world’s best international finance centre, according to the 13th Global Financial Centres Index published today.
Hot on the heels of Richard Buxton's planned departure from Schroders, the firm has confirmed it is in talks with Cazenove Capital regarding a takeover, in a move that could re-bolster its UK equity capabilities.
The BBC has postponed a broadcast of its Panorama news show that was to have included a look at the beleaguered Essex property development company, Harlequin.