An ex-employee of Goldman Sachs is one of two brothers that face criminal proceedings for insider dealing and fraud.
Read more ...Ex-Schroders' worker jailed for role in £6m cocaine gang
- Monday, 15 February 2021
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A former Schroders worker has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for his role in a three man gang which was caught in connection with the supply of £6m worth of cocaine.
Read more ...350 advisers sign up to client vulnerability charter
- Monday, 15 February 2021
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More than 350 financial advisers have pledged to adopt the Financial Vulnerability Taskforce Charter in its first two weeks since launch.
Read more ...3 new investment company sectors unveiled
- Monday, 15 February 2021
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The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) is creating three new investment company sectors as part of a sector reshuffle.
Read more ...Financial Planner Progeny buys law firm
- Monday, 15 February 2021
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Expanding Financial Planning firm Progeny has acquired Leeds-based legal firm Watsons Law for an undisclosed sum.
Read more ...Fallen fund manager Woodford to make comeback
- Monday, 15 February 2021
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Fund manager Neil Woodford, whose retail fund empire crumbled less than two years ago, is to stage a comeback with a new investment business.
Read more ...Editor’s Column: Could LCF have been spotted earlier?
- Friday, 12 February 2021
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There is little doubt that in 2018 the FCA’s call centre was in a mess. Demoralised, poorly trained staff were inundated with a barrage of calls from consumers, some of them angry and abusive, even racist and homophobic.
Read more ...Editor’s Column: One man's drive for redemption
- Friday, 12 February 2021
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Redemption is a powerful force and it is likely to be the driving force behind fallen fund manager Neil Woodford’s unexpected comeback plans revealed this week.
Read more ...Editor’s Column: Face to face meetings should return
- Friday, 12 February 2021
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Should Financial Planning firms insist that staff are vaccinated before returning to face to face client meetings? It’s a question that many planners will be wrangling with but one firm has taken the lead.
Read more ...Editor’s Column: Super Sunak or Tax-raider Rishi?
- Friday, 12 February 2021
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So was he Super Sunak, saviour of the British economy, or Tax Raider Rishi, the man who launched a tax grab we’ll be paying for well into the 2030s?
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