United Kingdom
Best Practice | 5 Sep 17
Complaints against SJP up but Sesame worst advice offender
The UK’s Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) received 22% more new complaints against St James’s Place in 1H17 compared with 2H16 and, despite a drop in the number of complaints against Sesame, the network remained the most complained about advice provider.
Tax avoidance ‘cost UK £12.8bn’ over five years
Tax avoidance cost the country at least £12.8bn (€13.9bn, $16.6bn) between 2010 and 2015, according to new figures and analysis by the House of Commons Library.
Best Practice | 5 Sep 17
Anti-scam warnings on fake pension websites tricking investors
Rogue pension websites are carrying anti-scam messages to try to trick UK consumers into believing that they are legitimate businesses, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has warned.
Fixed Income | 4 Sep 17
Star of TV’s Grand Designs adds IFA bond to Platform One
High net worth individuals will be able to invest in a house building bond launched by Kevin McCloud, the creator and star of architecture programme Grand Designs, via Platform One but only through their financial advisers.
OMW splits off £16bn multi-asset business as Buxton eyes MBO
Old Mutual Wealth is to spin off a dedicated £16bn ($20.7bn, €17.5bn) multi-asset investment business as part of the ongoing “managed separation” from its parent company.