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FCA concerns over mis-leading labelling of investment portfolios

The UK regulator has criticised some investment platforms for labelling investment portfolios in a may that may “mislead” customers about […]

US Prosecutors charge Beaufort Securities with Fraud

Beaufort Securities, which helped clients build collections of investments, has been charged with fraud by the US Department of Justice, […]

£13.7million to be repaid by just FOUR pension scammers after High Court justice

The Pensions Regulator has successfully won a High Court fight against not one, but FOUR pension scammers to repay nearly […]

Pension scandal losses could reach as high as £1bn! Have you checked your own pension?

According to the chair of the Pensions Administration Standards Association, Margaret Snowdon, people may have lost as much as £1bn […]

1 in 8 believe they have been mis-sold by their financial adviser

The FCA has conducted its 2017 Financial Lives Survey, asking 13,000 people about their personal financial, only to find that […]

FCA probes SIPP providers about number of non-standard investments – what does it mean for your pension?

The Financial Conduct Authority has asked all providers of Self-Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs) to reveal the details of any non-standard […]

Transferred your Defined Benefits Pension? The regulator says that over 50% of transfers were not deemed suitable!

The Financial Conduct Authority has conducted a review of 88 pension transfers, in which people had taken advice from a […]

Why is the government banning cold-calls about pensions?

The UK government is getting ready to BAN the practice of cold-calling in an effort to curb the huge increase […]

Enquiries about SIPP and pension transfers increase AGAIN, says Ombudsman

The FOS (Financial Ombudsman Service) has published figures that show a 59% increase in enquiries relating to Self-Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPS) […]

Furness Financial Management – 2 win claims for mis-sold pension advice

Furness Financial Management, no-longer authorised by the FCA and declared “in default” with the FSCS, was based in Staffordshire, and […]