United Kingdom
Property back in the black, but have lessons been learnt?
Some 12 months on from the carnage open-ended property funds experienced in the wake of the Brexit vote, investors seem to be returning to the sector once more.
Best Practice | 18 Jul 17
Advisers at risk from ‘inappropriate’ DFM agreements
Thousands of financial advisers could fall foul of Mifid II for having the wrong type of intermediary agreement with their discretionary fund managers, the Personal Finance Society has warned.
Tax & Regulation | 17 Jul 17
FCA reveals 8 firms rapped for pension transfers last year
The Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed that it took action to stop eight UK firms, including deVere and Holborn, conducting and/or arranging overseas pension transfers in the last financial year but has declined to name them all.
Best Practice | 17 Jul 17
Insistent clients piling the pressure on advisers
Clients with high transfer values for final salary schemes are piling the pressure on advisers when they disagree with their recommendations, research from Prudential has found.
Tax & Regulation | 17 Jul 17
FCA to focus on ‘value for money’ in platform probe
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a review aimed at assessing whether investment platforms, including those offered by life companies, operate in the customer’s best interests.