United Kingdom

United Kingdom | 28 Nov 16

Steve Dewsnip, one of the former directors of the collapsed Guernsey-based Providence Investments Funds, has been cleared sexually assaulting a waitress at Wembley Stadium.

Best Practice | 28 Nov 16

British bank Barclays has launched an online investment service in an effort to help plug the savings and advice gap.

Companies | 28 Nov 16

Aberdeen Asset Management has reported £32.8bn ($40.9bn, €38.6bn) in net outflows for the year to 30 September 2016 after negative economic and political news “weighed on investor sentiment”, according to chief executive Martin Gilbert.

Best Practice | 28 Nov 16

Almost two fifths (38%) of British workers are interested in a career that enables them to give people advice on their investments and finances, according to new research by St. James’s Place Academy.

Best Practice | 25 Nov 16

Proposals from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) that would require annuity providers to tell customers what they could gain by shopping around and switching have been met with muted enthusiasm.