Industry
What Facebook’s privacy blunder means for tech
Earlier this week, the US Federal Trade Commission began investigating Facebook over privacy concerns around data used to influence the US election. Shares in the social media giant began to slide quickly after, but could this be a blow for all tech stocks?
EU announces first blacklist sanctions
The EU Commission has sent a “wake-up call” to those on its blacklist for non-cooperative tax jurisdictions, announcing its first sanctions to counter their “aggressive tax practices”.
UK and Aussie regulators ink enhanced fintech agreement
The Financial Conduct Authority and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission have signed an enhanced fintech cooperation agreement.
Woodford defends fund dumped from income sector
Neil Woodford has defended his UK Equity Income fund’s strategy, saying it remains in the best interests of investors despite being kicked out of the Investment Association’s UK Equity Income sector.
Best Practice | 22 Mar 18
Three insights into unsettling pension freedoms data
The Financial Conduct Authority has released figures on pension freedoms that product providers have described as “concerning” and “do not make for comfortable reading”. International Adviser spoke to industry experts to get their thoughts on the data.