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Investment
Overhauled pricing model will see majority of D2C platform's clients paying 0.45% annual fee.
03 February 2014
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2 min read
Wealth managers
The chairman of the Treasury Select Committee, Andrew Tyrie, has written to the Financial Conduct Authority head Martin Wheatley calling on the regulator to do more to crack down on banks' poor sales practices.
03 February 2014
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2 min read
Wealth managers
State Street UK has been fined £22.9m by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for overcharging clients on a range of financial transactions.
31 January 2014
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1 min read
Wealth managers
A tax avoidance scheme sold by serial avoidance promoter NT Advisors has lost its third bid for legitimacy, saving the country £100m, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has said.
31 January 2014
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1 min read
UK
Aberdeen Asset Management has warned investors to watch out for a scam artist claiming to represent the firm.
31 January 2014
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Equities
The Alternative Investment Market (AIM) has jumped 25% since legislative changes lifting the ban on direct ISA investments were announced, research by Close Brothers has found.
30 January 2014
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2 min read
Pensions
Former GP Noble trustee Graham Pitcher's application to appeal his eight-year prison sentence has been refused.
30 January 2014
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Wealth managers
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned former BGC Partners senior executive Anthony Verrier due to concerns over his integrity, after he was found to have poached former colleagues from a rival firm.
29 January 2014
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1 min read
Investment
MP John Redwood has told investment managers they are unlikely to successfully challenge the upcoming tax changes to LLPs unless they build a stronger argument.
28 January 2014
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