United Kingdom
PEOPLE MOVES: Marlborough, CISI, State Street
Marlborough hires a head of business development from Brooks Macdonald, the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment appoints a board chairman, while a former Blackrock employee joins State Street to head ETF model portfolios.
EU targets US for tax haven blacklist
A “fast-tracked” OECD review could decide if the European Union adds the United States to its blacklist for non-cooperative tax jurisdictions, according to media reports.
Best Practice | 27 Mar 18
Downward trend in Ombudsman complaints
Complaints about advice companies made to the UK’s Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) eased across the board in the second half of 2017, while Aviva and Barclays bucked the trend and saw complaints rise, according to updated figures.
Best Practice | 27 Mar 18
‘Disaster’ averted: UK keeps mandatory pension transfer advice
Easing the advice requirements for transfers of guaranteed pensions to overseas schemes “could have been a recipe for disaster”, AJ Bell senior analyst Tom Selby said of the UK Government’s decision not to scrap the requirement to take financial advice.
UK Sipp business drives strong STM results in ‘eventful’ year
The acquisition of UK Sipp provider London & Colonial has “borne fruit during 2017” and played a key part in STM adapting its expat product offering following the unexpected 25% Qrops charge that hit around 80% of the firm’s new business.