Industry
Providers to stump up 25% of advisers’ compensation bills
Despite some strong opposition, the UK financial regulator has released major plans to force providers to pay 25% of advisers’ Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) bills.
South Africa gets $14bn boost by avoiding junk status
Moody’s decision to not downgrade South Africa to junk status has saved the economy about £14bn in outflows from the local bond market, according to an expert from Morningstar.
Harwood WM makes second acquisition in a week
UK financial planning firm Harwood Wealth Management has made its third IFA acquisition of 2018 by acquiring Fund Management Limited for £1.13m ($1.5m, €1.2m).
UK law change to force transparency on overseas jurisdictions
Cross-party support is mounting in the UK for an anti-money laundering bill which could force the beneficial owners of companies based in the British overseas territories and Crown dependencies to be identified on a public register.
Markets hit Quilter assets in Q1 despite inflows
Quilter, formerly Old Mutual Wealth, said its assets under management and administration had fallen in the first quarter of 2018 despite net inflows increasing 14% compared to the same period last year.