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Faulty Aviva platform sends advisers false 10% drop warning
Aviva has been forced to issue another apology to advisers after they were wrongly sent a notification that the value of their clients’ portfolios had dropped by more than 10%.
Appleby slams ‘absurd’ BBC gangster claims
Paradise Papers law firm Appleby has denied claims made by the BBC that Ukrainian gangsters used its offshore schemes to hide their ownership of London property.
Paradise Papers expose gangster property owners
BBC reporters poring over the Paradise Papers say they have found evidence that Ukrainian gangsters bought luxury London properties with offshore help, a revelation that could support the media giant’s court defence that publishing the papers was in the public interest.
Harwood Wealth Management continues IFA buying spree
Harwood Wealth Management is showing no let up in its IFA firm buying spree after it struck a £1.56m deal to acquire retirement solutions specialist Plan 65.
UK lifeboat scheme to pay 2,700 Beaufort clients in May
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme is aiming to reimburse circa 2,700 clients of defunct Beaufort Asset Clearing Services next month, provided their investment was worth less than £2,000 ($2,802, €2,280).