AIC hits out at regulators over lack of action on KID reform
Investment trade body argues use of the Priips documents should be suspended
Treasury
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Advisers left in limbo over ESG suitability rules post-Brexit
FCA unlikely to stray far from the EU blueprint but one expert warns sustainability rules could take up to two years to materialise
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Government faces push back as it passes the buck on FSCS levy
Advisers have been writing to their MPs over lifeboat scheme’s ‘eye-watering’ levies
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‘Out of control’ HMRC over-taxes by half a billion
HM Revenue & Customs has handed back just under half a billion pounds to individual taxpayers since April 2015, which Royal London says shows the organisation is “out of control” when it comes to over-taxing people and then expecting them to claim it back.
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Negative US treasury sentiment shows little sign of change
Against the backdrop of a US bond market sell-off in January, a look at the performance of European US government bond funds shows that not a single one has beaten the 10-year treasury note return of 7.25% over the three years to 31 December 2017, according to FE Analytics.
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Treasury predicts 16m people to benefit from robo-advice
Asset and wealth managers have been urged to embrace robo-advice in order to reach millions more adults in need of money advice in the UK by a Treasury paper published Wednesday.
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PA ANALYSIS: How to profit from cyber-security, the real ‘stress test’
Amid the fallout from the Bank of England’s all-encompassing stress test, there’s already talk about what wasn’t included – particularly a check on the banks’ ability to withstand a cyber-attack.
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PA ANALYSIS: Why banks are the real election winners
With the election done and dusted, predictably it is the banks that are the first under the spotlight. But should investors follow the Treasury’s example and use recent strength as an opportunity to sell down holdings.
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lyxor brings three new et fs to market
Three products listed on the LSE offer investors exposure to the UK, US and Japan.
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long-awaited final fatca regulations released
The US Treasury and Internal Revenue Service last night issued the final regulations detailing how the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is to be implemented, ending weeks of speculation.
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fsa grants rdr waiver for number of advisory firms
The FSA has granted waivers to 18 advisory firms who have requested an extension to the implementation of RDR scheduled for 1 January 2013.
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uk treasury launches consultation
The UK Treasury has issued a consultation document to invite responses to its plans to reform two provisions of its anti-tax avoidance legislation, in response to notification by the European Commission last February that the provisions were incompatible with certain EU treaty freedoms.