Regulation

Investment | 21 May 18

Firms offering robo-advice have been accused by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of using unclear charging structures and failing to protect vulnerable clients.

PA Analysis | 18 May 18

Professional indemnity (PI) insurers are doing more than the Financial Conduct Authority to make the lives of IFAs providing defined benefit (DB) pension transfer advice difficult.

News | 17 May 18

The UK investment management industry needs to access the European Union via mutual recognition, not equivalence, after Brexit, argues Personal Investment Management and Financial Advice Association policy adviser Alex Merriman.

News | 16 May 18

M&G Investments is planning to transfer £34.2bn worth of non-sterling assets ahead of the UK’s exit from the European Union.

Investment | 16 May 18

HMRC’s decision to appeal a £15m tax ruling in favour of Hargreaves Lansdown leaves the investment industry in limbo over discount mechanisms on funds.

Investment | 15 May 18

Brewin Dolphin is one of the few discretionary fund managers to put its head above the parapet and defend its use of the agent as client relationship with advisers, which has recently come under fire.

News | 15 May 18

The FCA has slapped a fine and prohibition order on a former St James’s Place trainee financial adviser who repeatedly lied and faked a document in a bid to advise retail investors without gaining the necessary qualifications.

Macro News | 14 May 18

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has got the green light for its Brexit plans for European Union clients from the Irish regulator.

Equities | 11 May 18

Man Group’s response to gender pay concerns has been described as underwhelming by Shareaction.

Investment | 11 May 18

Gina Miller has panned the response of the UK regulator to Barclays’ chief executive Jes Staley over a breach of the whistleblowing code.