Avacade pension introducer appeal kicks off
Legal challenge focuses on relationship between IFAs and unregulated introducers
Tax & Technical
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Have pension freedoms cost retirees £2bn?
Putting money in a cash account diminishes their chances of getting returns
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4,000 savers wait more than two years for Ombudsman decision
‘It’s taking longer than we’d like to allocate cases’ for investigation
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Jersey financial services firms exempt from OECD tax proposal
15% rate would apply only to multi-national companies with a global turnover above €750m
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Can golden visas help UK expats rescue EU retirement dreams?
Brits can currently spend 90 days maximum in the bloc during any 180-day period
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Over 65% of contingent charging DB clients transferred pension
‘Strongest evidence’ of the potential for bias when an adviser gets paid more if transfer goes ahead
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Which asset could help minimise IHT liabilities?
People could get back as much as 25% of the payable tax
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UK watchdog takes aim at 133 EEA firms
13 have seen their business restricted and 120 will be removed from ‘regulatory perimeter’
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Could ‘mystery shopping’ solve the advice sector’s problems?
Bad players could be identified before things get out of hand
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Pension tax relief mixed messages ‘damage confidence’
As Treasury backtracks on reports lifetime allowance will be cut
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Fight to scrap cost of handing back US passport rumbles on
‘Accidental’ Americans argue that citizenship renunciation fee is ‘unconstitutional’
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How does Mifid protect consumers?
Complex marketplace makes it difficult for clients to navigate pool of products