Displaying items by tag: Advice
Thursday, 08 March 2018 15:02
FOS orders firm to pay up over ‘unsuitable’ Sipp advice
The Ombudsman has ruled that an adviser must compensate a client who lost nearly £30k through an unsecured Sipp loan.
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Wednesday, 12 July 2017 10:15
Pension freedoms may be causing new problems, warns FCA
The Financial Conduct Authority has identified a number of pension areas where ‘intervention’ may be necessary following the introduction of the pension freedoms in April 2015.
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Monday, 10 April 2017 11:30
Ex-adviser banned for 9 years over Sipps advice
A well known former adviser and trainer of advisers has been handed a nine year disqualification.
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Friday, 10 February 2017 15:36
Is HMRC channelling the magic of Mr Benn?
Those of a certain vintage will remember the animated children’s TV programme, “Mr Benn”, where each episode featured the line, “and then – as if by magic – the shopkeeper appeared”.
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Tuesday, 27 October 2015 11:13
Women set retirement aims 'significantly lower'
Women in the UK are setting their sights “significantly lower” than men when it comes to how much money they need to live comfortably in retirement.
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Friday, 12 September 2014 12:33
Tinkering with pension reforms hampering advice to clients
Advisers are deeply concerned at how Government tinkering with pension reform legislation is affecting their ability to help clients, a Sipps firm has reported.
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Tuesday, 11 September 2012 03:28
One in four consumers ask friends and family for advice on pensions
New research1 from Baring Asset Management (Barings), the investment manager, has found that significantly more people are turning to friends or family for advice on their pensions while the number of people turning to financial advisers remains flat.
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