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United Kingdom | news 16 Jun 15
Intrinsic drops four providers in protection panel review
Four providers have been removed from the list of companies offering protection products to Intrinsic’s restricted advisers.
Tax & Regulation | news 16 Jun 15
FCA fines rise sharply in 2014 to over £1.47bn
Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) penalised firms a total of £1.47bn ($2.3bn) in 2014, though the number of fines fell pushing the severity of the penalties up sharply, according to the 2015 Global Enforcement Review published by Kinetic Partners.
FPI appoints two new bosses after Van Der Wielen departure
Life insurance giant, Friends Provident International, has named its new chief executive and chairman who will succeed John Van Der Wielen when he leaves the firm at the end of this month.
Tax & Regulation | news 15 Jun 15
Ex-lovers and colleagues fuel rise in tax whistleblowing
Experts have said that a 50% leap in payments by HM Revenue & Customers to tax informants could be driven by ousted spouses and angry ex-colleagues
Tax & Regulation | news 15 Jun 15
UK gov’t minister warns pension providers to increase reform efforts
Britain’s Work and Pensions Minister Iain Duncan Smith has warned the pension industry to stop dragging its feet over implementing the government’s reforms, which came into effect on 6 April.