United Kingdom
Best Practice | 13 Jul 17
Brewin Dolphin launches financial adviser apprenticeship scheme
Wealth manager Brewin Dolphin has launched a financial planning apprenticeship scheme aimed at attracting new recruits into the profession.
Best Practice | 13 Jul 17
Advised clients £40,000 better off
Those receiving financial advice are, on average, £40,000 ($51,468, €44,973) better off than their peers who do not, research from the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC-UK) has found.
Retirement | 12 Jul 17
Gay man wins for equal pension rights in landmark UK court case
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex couples have the same rights to pension death benefits as heterosexual couples in a landmark case involving a final salary scheme.
Retirement | 12 Jul 17
Qrops ‘wide-open to mis-selling’ under FCA transfer reforms
The UK financial services regulator has “failed to deliver a working model” for overseas pension transfers, says industry expert Bethell Codrington, amid concerns the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) planned overhaul leaves products such as Qrops “open to mis-selling”.
Tax & Technical | 12 Jul 17
UK eyes ‘intervention’ to allow pension access without drawdown
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said it is looking to work with the UK government to allow savers to access their pension pots without taking drawdown amid fears consumers need greater protection in the non-advised drawdown market.