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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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Pensions and Financial Planning income boost for Walker Crips

Income from Financial Planning, wealth management and pensions saw an increase at Walker Crips according to its latest set of figures for the year ended 31 March. 
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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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Record £2.3bn withdrawn under Pension Freedoms

A record £2.3bn was taken out of pensions pots under Pension Freedoms rules in the second quarter of 2018, HMRC figures have revealed.
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Fergus McDiarmid: 1 year on from Revenue Scotland’s LBTT reversal

It is almost exactly one year since Revenue Scotland reversed its decision to levy Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) on in-specie transfers between SIPP or SSAS providers. The reversal followed almost two years of industry debates, and indeed efforts to have the original decision overturned.
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  1. Scottish SIPP firm doubles profits and targets England growth
  2. Disposable income of retirees grows fastest
  3. STM expands senior staff as it looks for takeovers
  4. Financial advisers criticise FCA over Brexit performance

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