FSCS
Retirement | 7 Feb 17
UK Sipp complaints continue to rise, reveals Ombudsman
Complaints about self-invested personal pension schemes (Sipps) have increased, according to latest figures from the UK’s Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).
United Kingdom | 26 Jan 17
UK financial compensation scheme issues phishing email alert
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has warned consumers to be on their guard against an email scam promising a $5.7m (£4.5m, €5.3m) payment to encourage people to provide personal information.
North America | 19 Dec 16
Harlequin Property enters receivership as resort is shut
Harlequin Property SVG, the land-owning unit behind the £400m ($509m, €454m) overseas property scheme facing ruin, has entered interim receivership while its flagship resort has closed after the electricity was disconnected.
Tax & Regulation | 14 Dec 16
UK to make ‘polluters’ pay in FSCS levy shake-up
The UK regulator has proposed changing the financial compensation scheme to make riskier, so-called ‘polluter’ firms pay higher levies.
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).