Industry
Fraudster adviser brothers jailed for 11 years
The lawyer defending two financial advisers jailed for defrauded hundreds of elderly customers has said it was “astonishing” that someone with such limited academic achievements could qualify as a regulated adviser.
PI woes force pension transfer firm to pull advice service
UK pension transfer specialist O&M Pension Advice will cease advising clients from 1 July after it ran into “unexpected difficulties” with its professional indemnity (PI) insurer, a problem that is becoming more common in the advice market.
Old Mutual Wealth resumes TVAS report service with £150 charge
Old Mutual Wealth (OMW) is relaunching it transfer value analysis service (Tvas), a month after it was suspended following changes to the UK regulator’s rules concerning pension transfers.
Ex-Credit Suisse banker banned for hiding beneficial owners
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (Mas) has banned a former Credit Suisse banker for deliberately concealing the identity of the true beneficial owners of three bank accounts.
Australian banking giant to exit wealth management
National Australia Bank (NAB) is to exit its advice, platform, superannuation and asset management business by the end of 2019, according to the bank’s financial results.