UK Adviser
Tax & Regulation | 3 Jun 15
ABI calls on FCA for advice re-evaluation
Huw Evans, director general at the Association of British Insurers (ABI), has called on the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority to re-assess the difference between advice and guidance in order to support a wider range of UK consumers.
United Kingdom | 3 Jun 15
Bond surrender: Technical briefing with Prudential
Partial surrenders of life assurance and similar policies create huge tax traps, which means advice on exit is just as important as it was at inception.
People Moves | 2 Jun 15
Old Mutual Wealth recruits Architas investment specialist
UK-based Old Mutual Wealth has hired former Architas investment development manager, Andrew Miller, to work with financial advisers to help improve the firm’s investment solutions.
United Kingdom | 1 Jun 15
Fraudster gang faces jail terms over £4.3m UCIS losses
Eight fraudsters face a combined total of 26 years’ imprisonment after the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority found they lost over £4.3m of investors’ money in their unauthorised collective investment scheme (UCIS).
United Kingdom | 28 May 15
Financial industry concerned over FCA complaint reforms
A user group of representatives from the UK financial services industry has expressed concerns over the additional workload and costs likely to be created by the Financial Conduct Authority’s proposed reforms to the way complaints are handled.