United Kingdom
Best Practice | 2 Oct 17
IFA investment planner service launched by FE Analytics
Investment research firm FE Analytics has launched a service to help IFAs meet suitability requirements and deliver consistent investment advice.
D2C platforms prioritise best-buy lists over client experience
A drive toward transparency in the platform market will narrow the gap between big retail players and the institutional market, Multrees Investor Services chief executive officer Chris Fisher predicts.
Tax & Regulation | 29 Sep 17
Firms in the firing line in tax evasion clampdown
UK companies that fail to stop employees and agents from facilitating tax evasion, both at home and overseas, will become criminally liable from Saturday.
Best Practice | 28 Sep 17
New blood lacking in advice industry
Not enough is being done to attract new recruits to the UK financial advice sector, despite increasing optimism that the industry will continue to grow, Prudential has found.
Holborn Assets returns from the cold
After ceasing all regulated activity in the UK earlier this year, Holborn Assets has been given the greenlight from the Financial Conduct Authority to resume operations and advise on defined benefit (DB) pension transfers.