Charles Stanley shifts platform fees up closer to Hargreaves
D2C investment platform had been considered one of the industry’s cheaper offerings
Hargreaves Lansdown
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Hargreaves raises Brexit fears as founder backs ‘no deal’
Peter Hargreaves pans Brexit negotiations as the investment platform publishes its annual results
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Investment industry in limbo as HMRC appeals Hargreaves tax win
The UK tax office’s decision to appeal a £15m tax ruling in favour of financial services firm Hargreaves Lansdown has left the investment industry in limbo over discounts provided to investors in funds.
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Downward trend in Ombudsman complaints
Complaints about advice companies made to the UK’s Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) eased across the board in the second half of 2017, while Aviva and Barclays bucked the trend and saw complaints rise, according to updated figures.
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Hargreaves £15m tax case win over HMRC
Hargreaves Lansdown has won a tax tribunal appeal against HM Revenue & Customs that will see around 150,000 investors receive a £15m ($20.9m, €17m) rebate.
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Platforms are dead, says The Lang Cat boss
Platforms have spurned the gift of the retail distribution review (RDR) and are dead, according to Mark Polson, founder of financial services consultancy The Lang Cat.
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7 tips to compare drawdown providers
The number of providers offering drawdown has gone up since the pension vehicle was first introduced in the UK in 1995, but differences in quality of service and charges can be substantial, warns Hargreaves Lansdown, which has offered seven tips to compare providers.
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Hargreaves suffers from FTSE 100 slump as assets hit £86bn
Hargreaves Lansdown was swept up in the FTSE 100 sell-off on Tuesday, despite posting a strong set of first half results, including £3.34bn ($4.66bn, €3.76bn) of net new business.
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How investors were fooled by the Carillion mirage
Carillion’s investment story, like other firms before it, ultimately evolved into something that sounded too good to be true. Its collapse on Monday raises many questions, namely, at the stage it was in before entering liquidation, who would have even wanted to own it?
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Expats hit as funds suspended over missing Priips documents
US expats will be among the worst affected after Hargreaves Lansdown suspended nearly 1,200 ETFs and investment trusts last week after they failed to produce a key information document (Kid) as required under the EU’s new Priips regulation.
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Hargreaves backs Woodford despite rejection threat
Hargreaves Lansdown has backed Neil Woodford’s flagship equity fund despite fears it could drop out of its Investment Association sector on the back of lacklustre performance in 2017.
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D2C platforms prioritise best-buy lists over client experience
A drive toward transparency in the platform market will narrow the gap between big retail players and the institutional market, Multrees Investor Services chief executive officer Chris Fisher predicts.