Industry
People Moves | 14 Apr 15
Peter Hargreaves steps down from HL board
Hargreaves Lansdown co-founder Peter Hargreaves has stepped down from his role on the firm’s board, effective immediately.
Retirement | 14 Apr 15
Gov’t urged to protect ‘insistent’ consumers against DB pension transfers
The Personal Finance Society has written to the UK Government calling for increased protection for clients who insist on cashing in their pensions against the advice of a financial adviser.
Wealth Management joins FEIFA’s partnership programme
Specialist ETF provider Secure Wealth Management (SWM) has become the latest business to join FEIFA’s partnership programme.
Cashing in pension pots dominates UK calls
Canada Life said about 75% of the customer calls it has received since the UK pension reforms came into effect on 6 April have been from individuals who want to cash in their pension pots.
Tax & Regulation | 10 Apr 15
Non-Doms: The New Political Battleground
Some commentators were prompted to say that the election battle began in earnest earlier this week, with Ed Miliband’s announcement Labour will do away with the rules which provide for the remittance basis of taxation in the UK.