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Sipps top UK ombudsman’s list of complaints
Complaints about self-invested personal pension schemes (Sipps) had the highest success rate of any product looked at by the UK’s Financial Ombudsman Service (Fos) in the first quarter of this year.
Best Practice | news 26 Jul 16
Singapore regulator vows tougher action after 1MDB scandal
Lapses in anti-money laundering and other scandals have “made a dent” in Singapore’s reputation as a “clear and trusted financial centre”, said Ravi Menon, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (Mas).
Retirement | news 25 Jul 16
Brexit could see 30% of older savers change retirement plans
Around a third of people in the UK approaching retirement are looking to change their financial plans as a result of the Brexit vote, research by UK insurer Prudential suggests.
Northstar sets up in the Dubai International Finance Centre
Bermuda-based Northstar Financial Services has opened an office in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and appointed Sanjeev Chowdhury as principal representative.
Aberdeen has deeper problems than property outflows
Aberdeen saw outflows of £1.5bn ($2bn, €1.8bn) from its property funds in the three months to June, but some analysts see this as merely a “sideshow” to deeper problems.