United Kingdom

United Kingdom | 7 Jan 14

First Names Group, the Isle of Man-based provider of trusts, funds and corporate services, has acquired another Crown Dependency rival, this time Guernsey's Mercator Trust.

United Kingdom | 2 Jan 14

Since its introduction in April last year the FCA has been incredibly stringent on fining firms and then telling the world about it as a lesson to others.

Technology | 19 Dec 13

Andrew Wilkins, one of two brothers who founded the Acordias investment platform company in 2010, is appealing a Financial Conduct Authority "senior role" ban and fine, relating to events at a company he was involved with prior to March 2010.

United Kingdom | 18 Dec 13

JP Morgan Asset Managements Keith Evins believes larger advice firms in the UK will increasingly move towards restricted propositions as a result of the Retail Distribution Review.

United Kingdom | 17 Dec 13

More than half of discretionary fund managers will be placing business into investment trusts in the next six months, while almost half of financial advisers will reject the closed-end structure.