United Kingdom
Retirement | 28 Jun 17
UK watchdog throws out Qrops case against Hargreaves
The UK’s Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has rejected a complaint against Hargreaves Lansdown after a client accused the platform provider of unnecessarily delaying a transfer of his pension into a Qrops.
Best Practice | 28 Jun 17
UK finance industry conflicted over asset management review
Plans by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority to crackdown on excessive asset management fund charges and improve competitiveness in the sector has been met with a flurry of contradictory responses from different parts of the financial services industry.
Investment | 28 Jun 17
Investors hit by £27.7m extra costs in FCA plans
Investors could see fund costs soar by £27.7m a year as asset managers pass on the expensive burden of satisfying new FCA regulations.
Adviser slams IoM regulator over Quadris Environmental fund
A Shanghai-based financial adviser has heavily criticised the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority (IoMFSA) over how it has handled the fallout of the Quadris Environmental Forestry Fund, which invested in Brazilian teak plantations.
Investment | 28 Jun 17
FCA backs all-in fee in scathing report on UK funds industry
The Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed plans to crackdown on excessive fund charges in a damning final report on the UK’s £7trn asset management industry, and outlined plans to investigate the investment platform industry.