Purchases of investment trusts by advisers and wealth managers on platforms have reached a record high of £120.9m, the Association of Investment Companies has reported.
Adviser purchases of investment trusts hit record high
- Tuesday, 21 October 2014
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Nearly half of ISA complaints upheld by ombudsman
- Tuesday, 21 October 2014
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Nearly half of complaints about ISAs dealt with by the Financial Ombudsman Service have been upheld since 2013.
Read more ...£175m missing assets from wills left unclaimed every year
- Tuesday, 21 October 2014
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About £175 million in missing assets left by loved ones in wills may be unclaimed every year, according to new research.
Read more ...70% rise in tax scam emails as 75,000 fakes are reported
- Monday, 20 October 2014
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Nearly 75,000 fake emails were reported to the taxman over the last six months - a 70% per cent increase.
Read more ...Stark warning from study: Many will never be able to retire
- Monday, 20 October 2014
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Many people will never be able to retire, with millions of pension pots set to become empty after just five years, researchers behind a year long investigation have warned.
Read more ...Search starts for new Pensions Ombudsman and deputy
- Monday, 20 October 2014
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The search has begun to find new a new Pensions Ombudsman and a Deputy Pensions Ombudsman.
Read more ...Guidance guarantee: Money Advice Service dropped as provider
- Monday, 20 October 2014
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The Citizens Advice Bureau has replaced the Money Advice Service as one of the two partners to deliver the pensions guidance guarantee.
Read more ...Minister confirms changes to stop "rip-off" pension charges
- Friday, 17 October 2014
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The Pensions Minister has confirmed his intention to press ahead with "action to root out rip-off charges" across all qualifying workplace pension schemes from April 2015.
Read more ...Boom for SSAS and Sipps predicted due to death tax axe
- Friday, 17 October 2014
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More people will put commercial property into Sipps and SSASs as a result of the end of the death tax, a Sipps firm has predicted.
Read more ...Grown up kids living with parents may sap retirement savings
- Friday, 17 October 2014
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The increasing number of adult children living with their mum and dad could be sapping their parents' savings and affecting their plans for retirement, a think tank has warned.
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