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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.
Winners of inaugural Global Education Trust Awards unveiled
A professional body granting qualifications for competence and ethical behaviour in the financial advisory sector has announced the recipients of its awards aimed at rewarding financial literacy among university students.
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.
China GDP growth surprises on the upside
China has posted better than expected growth over the second quarter, leading analysts to speculate it could have greater momentum moving forward.
Tax & Regulation | 17 Jul 17
Four reasons why HMRC had a bumper year
Latest figures from the UK tax office show that it netted £29bn ($37.6bn, €32.9bn) in the past year just by cracking down on tax evaders, with overall tax coffers up 7% to £580bn in 2016/17. Here’s a breakdown of why HMRC is having a record year in revenues, according to its annual report.