UK Gross Domestic Product rose by 0.5% in October following a 0.6% drop in September.
Read more ...Annuity rates soar 44% in 2022
- Monday, 12 December 2022
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Annuity rates have soared in 2022 as gilt yields rose and competitors vied for market position.
Read more ...MPs show support for personalised guidance
- Monday, 12 December 2022
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A new personalised guidance regime has moved a step closer to gaining Parliamentary approval following a debate in the House of Commons.
Read more ...Government to scrap the 10% drop rule
- Monday, 12 December 2022
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The Government is to scrap the 10% drop notification rule as part of The Markets in Financial Instruments Regulations 2022.
Read more ...FCA fines Metro Bank £10m
- Monday, 12 December 2022
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The FCA has today fined Metro Bank plc £10,002,300 for breaching the Listing Rules by publishing incorrect information to investors.
Read more ...Chancellor to scrap PRIIPs rules among 30 reforms
- Friday, 09 December 2022
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has today announced what he’s called the ‘Edinburgh Reforms’ - major plans to shake up financial services to improve competition and growth post-Brexit.
Read more ...Dashboards could open door to 'dash for DC cash'
- Friday, 09 December 2022
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New rules under consideration by the FCA will put Pensions Dashboard providers in a “prime position in the dash for DC cash”, according to former pensions minister Steve Webb.
Read more ...Pension firms told to look ‘beyond narrow compliance’
- Friday, 09 December 2022
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The Pensions Regulator and the Financial Conduct Authority have issued a joint statement urging the pensions industry to look "beyond narrow compliance" and consider consumer outcomes.
Read more ...FCA fines Santander UK £107.7m for money laundering failures
- Friday, 09 December 2022
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The FCA has fined Santander UK Plc (Santander) £107,793,300 for "serious and persistent gaps" in its anti-money laundering (AML) controls.
Read more ...3 disqualified over £44m SIPP mis-selling
- Thursday, 08 December 2022
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Three directors - two of them IFAs - have been fined and disqualified as directors over a £44m SIPP mis-selling scheme.
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