New data from actuarial consultancy OAC suggests that pension savers submitting a complaint about pension transfer advice would now receive just £12,000 in compensation, about half the amount they would have received at the beginning of the year and well below the levels of two years ago.
Read more ...GDP nudges up as fears of long recession ease
- Friday, 12 April 2024
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UK GDP is estimated to have risen by 0.1% in February and the figure for January has been revised up from 0.2% to 0.3% growth, raising expectations that the UK will avoid a prolonged recession.
Read more ...Ex-director of social enterprise denies pension fraud
- Friday, 12 April 2024
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The former director of a social enterprise company which employed blind and disabled people has denied allegations that he defrauded his workers’ pensions.
Read more ...D2C platform CMC launches £25 flat fee SIPP
- Friday, 12 April 2024
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Investment platform CMC Invest has launched a flat fee SIPP in partnership with Quai Investment Services.
Read more ...Platform ISA withdrawals rise 43% for 2023
- Thursday, 11 April 2024
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ISA withdrawals from adviser platforms rose 42.8% year-on-year in 2023 as the cost of living crisis started to bite, according to a new report.
Read more ...FCA issues Woodford with warning notice
- Thursday, 11 April 2024
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The FCA has today published a warning notice against Neil Woodford and Woodford Investment Management alongside its findings against Link Fund Solutions.
Read more ...More than 4 in 10 retirees regret failing to take advice
- Thursday, 11 April 2024
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More than four in ten retirees (42%) surveyed by Standard Life said they regretted failing to seek financial advice.
Read more ...FSCS declares 5 firms as failed or under investigation
- Thursday, 11 April 2024
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Redditch-based Go IFA Ltd has become the fifth advice firm this week to be declared as failed or under investigation by the FSCS.
Read more ...XPS Pensions reports revenue up 20%
- Thursday, 11 April 2024
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In a trading update today XPS Pensions Group reported revenue from continuing operations rose by 20% for the year ending 31 March 2024.
Read more ...Woodford to challenge FCA accusations
- Thursday, 11 April 2024
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Fund manager Neil Woodford and his company Woodford Investment Management are to challenge the FCA’s findings on the management of liquidity for the Woodford Equity Income Fund, according to their lawyers.
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