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UK advisers told to review retirement advice processes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... income advice, following a thematic review that found some "are not even getting the basics right." The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) undertook the review to better understand how the retirement income advice market is functioning, whether advisers ...

Sexism in the City: UK financial sector slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... required to explain the gap and publish an action plan, the report recommends. It also recommended the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority drop plans for businesses to report on diversity and set targets. "These proposals ...

Bitcoin hits fresh high as investors await halving event

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... underscored by an increased acceptance of Bitcoin by mainstream financial institutions with the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) approving crypto ETNs this week and spot Bitcoin ETFs being approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ...

Woodford investors approve Link redress scheme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... investors - representing 96.1% of the value - voted in favour of the scheme proposed by UK regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). If paid in full, the FCA estimates they will receive roughly 77 pence for every pound invested, or $1.47 for ...

UK to overhaul advice affordability, access

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... affordable to everyday people as only 8% of consumers call upon the services of financial advisers. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is looking to rollout "simplified advice" to Britons who have straightforward needs and smaller amounts to invest. ...

FCA mulls capital requirements for firms giving bad advice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed mandating personal investment firms, commonly known as investment advisers, to pre-emptively calculate and secure sufficient capital for potential redress liabilities. The financial regulator is ...

Fidelity International chief exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
Anne Richards, the chief executive of Fidelity International, is retiring from her post after five years. Before Fidelity International, she was the chief executive of M&G Investments and Aberdeen Asset Management's global chief investment officer. ...

Link revises financial reports after ASIC review

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2023
... recorded value of Link's Fund Solutions business assets and provisions tied to its settlement with the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Subsequently, Link will adjust its "accounting treatments" concerning the financial ramifications of the FCA ...

Link Fund Solutions sale completes

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023
... Fund Solutions arm to Waystone was first announced in February, after a long battle with the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) about its role as an authorised corporate director to the LF Woodford Equity Income Fund. In August, Link said it ...

Platform fees, poor resourcing a red flag for regulator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023
... flagging concerns around poor disclosure of fees and under-investment in technology. In the letter, the Financial Conduct Authority's director of consumer investments Lucy Castledine outlined "key harms" to consumers the regulator has identified across ...