United Kingdom
House of Lords warns of Brexit danger for crown dependencies
The crown dependencies’ financial services sectors could suffer if the UK government fails in its constitutional responsibility to represent the islands’ interests during the Brexit negotiations, the House of Lords’ European Union Committee has warned.
Multi Asset | 23 Mar 17
Rathbones to launch actively managed portfolio service
Rathbones is set to launch a managed portfolio service offering six actively managed strategies, led by David Coombs.
Retirement | 22 Mar 17
Treasury ruling out pension raid for now claims AJ Bell
AJ Bell is claiming that the UK Treasury has ruled out changes to pension tax relief within the next few years, despite government sources suggesting that this is on the agenda after the post Spring Budget climbdown on national insurance contribution rises for the self-employed.
Best Practice | 21 Mar 17
Finance Bill offers no clarity on life policy part surrenders
The Finance Bill failed to shed more light on how HM Revenue & Customs plans to recalculate the gain on partial surrenders when policyholders withdraw money from their life insurance policies the wrong way, says Rachael Griffin, financial planning expert at Old Mutual Wealth.
Middle East | 21 Mar 17
Holborn Assets ordered to immediately cease pension transfers
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has ordered Holborn Assets Ltd to immediately cease all pension transfer business, particularly that introduced by overseas advisers.