Top 10 UK stories of 2017
By Tom Carnegie, 21 Dec 17
Qrops charges, an FCA crackdown on pension transfers and court action taken by a former English footballer against his ex-financial adviser were some of the most read stories this year. Scroll through the slides to see the 10 most clicked UK articles of 2017.
In June, Alan Shearer agreed to a settlement deal after launching a £9m ($11.5m, €10.2m) court bid against his former financial adviser for giving the ex-Newcastle United and England striker negligent financial advice.
Shearer accused his former financial adviser Kevin Neal, of liquidated Kevin Neal Associates, of being “careless” and “dishonest”.
The Newcastle legend also claimed that self-invested personal pension (Sipp) specialist Suffolk Life, which was acquired by the Curtis Banks Group in 2016, breached its fiduciary and regulatory duties.
In July the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) said it had footed a £3m bill ($3.8m, €3.4m) in compensation to customers served by Kevin Neal.
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