Industry
Tax & Regulation | 13 Jul 16
FSCS payments reach record high over risky Sipps investments
Payouts to UK consumers, aggrieved by poor life and pensions advice, have more than doubled due to an increase in high risk Sipp investment claims, new figures from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) show.
Canada Life Group Insurance managing director McMullan dies
Ian McMullan, managing director of Canada Life Group Insurance, died on 8 July following a battle with cancer.
Jersey signs tax agreement with Cyprus
Jersey is keen to sign more double taxation agreements (DTA) having signed its latest such accord with the Republic of Cyprus on Monday.
Investment | 13 Jul 16
Fund selector: Upsetting the Apple cart
Falls in Apple’s share price in recent months have served to highlight its powerful influence over the tech sector’s performance – and the consequences of the Ucits’ 10% weighting cap.
FCA ‘hampered’ HSBC money laundering prosecution, says report
UK chancellor George Osborne and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) intervened in a US investigation that could have seen Europe’s largest lender, HSBC, prosecuted for money laundering, a new report claims.