UK Adviser
Tax & Regulation | 5 Mar 15
Trail commission ban to slash
The UK regulators banning of trail commission in 2016 could result in over 15,000 advisers losing their job, a report by the former director general of the association of IFAs has predicted.
Record year sees Schroders AUM hits 300bn
Schroders assets under management has hit the £300bn mark, the firm announced in its 2014 results.
Retirement | 3 Mar 15
UK retirees looking to relocate abroad rise by 10
Financial vehicles such as QROPS are encouraging a rising number of over 50s to seriously consider moving abroad, research by the largest independent financial advisory organisation in the world has revealed.
Momentum waives QROPS transfer fee
Pensions provider Momentum has waived set-up and first year fees for clients looking to move their existing QROPS products following a surge of requests in the run up to Aprils UK pension reforms.
Accountants lose court battle over
An accountancy firms appeal against a Financial Ombudsmen Service (FOS) decision which ruled it was liable for advising clients to invest into a now-blacklisted tax avoidance scheme has been dismissed by the UK courts.