United Kingdom
Pensions cold calling ban kicked further down the road
As the Trump cavalcade roars across Britain, the UK government has quietly announced that a planned ban on pensions cold calling has been further delayed.
Investment fraudsters steal £51m in three months
Scammers are showing an increased appetite for ripping off unsuspecting UK consumers after £51m was stolen in the first three months of 2018/19, figures from the City of London Police reveal.
FNZ to acquire €31bn German platform
White label investment platform technology provider FNZ has snapped up German platform Ebase.
UK funds invest £650m in Trump detention camps
St James’s Place, Neptune and Aviva Investors are among asset managers with £657.7m ($869m, €744m) in three companies connected with US detention camps holding immigrants and their children.
UK compensation scheme declares 3 advice firms in default
Clients of three failed financial advice firms can now get their money back after the UK’s Financial Servies Compensation Scheme (FSCS) declared them in default.