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Friday, 14 September 2018 14:32
SIPP provider hit by clone scam attack
The FCA has issued a warning about scammers running a clone of Bestinvest, the well known SIPP and direct investment firm run by Financial Planner and wealth manager Tilney.
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Wednesday, 05 September 2018 11:07
Elaine Turtle: Highlights from the Retirement Outcomes Review
The FCA recently published its final report on the Retirement Outcomes Review which has some interesting ideas to improve the experience of non-advised consumers, but some of the areas could cause difficulties for the SIPP sector.
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Tuesday, 21 August 2018 14:30
FCA says regulating ‘ambulance chasers’ to cost around £17m
The FCA is set to take over regulation of claims management companies and estimated the cost to be in the region of £17m.
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Tuesday, 14 August 2018 16:05
Cautious welcome to joint FCA and TPR anti-scam campaign
The launch of a new FCA and TPR campaign to boost awareness of pensions scams has been welcomed by the profession.
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Tuesday, 07 August 2018 13:07
FCA working on ‘global sandbox’ plans
The FCA, alongside 11 financial regulators and related organisations, has today announced the creation of the Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN), building on the regulator’s proposal to create a ‘global sandbox’.
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Wednesday, 01 August 2018 17:56
FCA bans IFA firm CEO as FSCS faces £106m bill
The Upper Tribunal has upheld an FCA decision to fine and ban Alistair Burns, chief executive of advice firm TailorMade Independent Limited, as it was confirmed that the FSCS compensation bill for his failed business could hit £106.5m.
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Monday, 30 July 2018 11:00
Guest column - Lee Halpin @sipp: Do investment pathways strengthen the case for CRPs?
At first glance, how the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) intends to improve retirement outcomes for non-advised consumers may appear of little relevance to advisers. And with no short supply of regulatory changes affecting their businesses’, many advisers might have concluded that the time spent reading CP18/17 was more a luxury than a necessity.
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Tuesday, 24 July 2018 16:33
Financial advisers criticise FCA over Brexit performance
A new report, by the FCA Practitioner Panel, has highlighted that the regulator has room for improvement in international regulation and Brexit.
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Thursday, 19 July 2018 15:35
FCA prepares for risk of ‘cliff-edge’ Brexit
The FCA’s Brexit head Nausicaa Delfas says the regulator is ready for all potential outcomes of the final Brexit negotiations, including a ‘cliff-edge’ or hard Brexit.
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Thursday, 05 July 2018 14:51
Professional bodies urge FCA to better engage with them
A financial services alliance, with a combined global membership of 200,000, has called on the FCA to “do more to support professionalism in UK financial services.”
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