No longer in doubt, UK adviser directory gets go ahead
After concerns that client-facing advisers would be excluded from a financial services directory, the Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed that these roles will be included.
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UK regulator threatens drawdown fee caps
The Financial Conduct Authority has warned the pensions industry to clarify its charges or face caps, as part of a bid to drive up engagement and reduce costs for retirees in drawdown.
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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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Adviser cracks during interrogation with regulator
A financial adviser who forged qualification documents has been banned after he cracked during a “compelled interview”.
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FCA drops investigation into Scottish Widows
There is “insufficient basis for taking any enforcement action” against Scottish Widows following a review of the firm’s fair treatment of longstanding customers, the Financial Conduct Authority announced on Tuesday.
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Fraudster ordered to hand over inheritance to pay fine
A UK man who was jailed for seven-years for defrauding investors out of £21m (€23.9m, $28.1m) has had an inheritance he received from his mother’s estate confiscated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
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UK advice in good health but PI cover up
The scale of the burden of rising professional indemnity insurance (PII) premiums has been revealed in a new section of the UK regulator’s data bulletin.
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Mattioli Woods suspends DB transfer advice service
UK-based Mattioli Woods has stopped providing pension transfer advice service to individuals with safeguarded benefits as the wealth manager undertakes a full review of its work in the area.
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UK regulator punishes advice firm for register failure
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has taken strong action against a financial advice firm by cancelling its permissions after it failed to submit its regulatory returns.
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Honeymoon over for robo advice
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has made it clear it will hold robo advice firms to the same high standards as human advisers, with experts saying the honeymoon is now over for those trying to curb the rules.
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FCA warns firms of robo-advice failings
Firms offering robo-advice have been accused by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of using unclear charging structures and failing to protect vulnerable clients.
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The PI thorn in the side of DB pension transfer firms
Professional indemnity (PI) insurers are doing more than the Financial Conduct Authority to make the lives of IFAs providing defined benefit (DB) pension transfer advice difficult.