United Kingdom
Best Practice | 1 Dec 16
UK launches financial adviser apprenticeship scheme
The British government has approved a new specialist financial adviser apprenticeship standard and will offer employers up to £9,600 ($11,979, €11,270) in financial help toward the training of a competent adviser.
Tilney targets advisers with ‘smart beta’ range
UK wealth manager Tilney for Intermediaries is planning to launch a new range of ‘risk graded, low cost multi-asset funds’ in the first quarter of 2017.
Retirement | 1 Dec 16
Dodgy Sipps claims to drive up FSCS levy on UK advisers
The UK’s Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has warned it may impose an interim levy on life and pension advisers over the increasing number of claims related to self-invested personal pension schemes (Sipps).
United Kingdom | 30 Nov 16
Director of collapsed IFA firm banned after £4m goes missing
The director of a bankrupt UK-based IFA firm, who also ran a trading room, has been disqualified for eight years for failing to account for more than £4m ($4.9m, €4.6m) of client’s money, the Insolvency Service has revealed.
Pacific Investments launches asset management business
Sir John Beckwith’s Pacific Investments group has launched Pacific Asset Management (PAM), which will initially focus on the multi-asset retail space, with institutional fund launches planned at a later stage.