IFA fined £234k for ‘McDonald’s advice’ on doomed Harlequin
The head of a UK IFA firm, which was one of the biggest sellers of the ill-fated Harlequin Property investments, has been fined £233,600 (€274,259, $291,491) for the poor advice he doled out to pension clients.
Tilney targets advisers with ‘smart beta’ range
UK wealth manager Tilney for Intermediaries is planning to launch a new range of ‘risk graded, low cost multi-asset funds’ in the first quarter of 2017.
Retirement | 1 Dec 16
Dodgy Sipps claims to drive up FSCS levy on UK advisers
The UK’s Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has warned it may impose an interim levy on life and pension advisers over the increasing number of claims related to self-invested personal pension schemes (Sipps).
United Kingdom | 30 Nov 16
Director of collapsed IFA firm banned after £4m goes missing
The director of a bankrupt UK-based IFA firm, who also ran a trading room, has been disqualified for eight years for failing to account for more than £4m ($4.9m, €4.6m) of client’s money, the Insolvency Service has revealed.
Woodford IM and L&G to fund UK start-ups
Woodford Investment Management (IM) and Legal & General’s principal investment arm have taken stakes in a £150m ($187m,€176m) venture platform to support UK digital start-ups at all stages of the funding cycle.