Tax & Regulation | 29 Mar 18
HMRC to be quizzed over fairness towards individuals
HM Revenue and Customs is to face questioning over its treatment of individuals during tax enquiries.
Investment | 29 Mar 18
Bargain hunt: cheap trackers that don’t scrimp on performance
Not all FTSE All-Share trackers are priced equally and the costliest passive exposure comes from the Virgin UK Tracker with a whopping 1% charge. Click through the gallery below for the five cheapest funds on offer and help investors get more for less.
IFAs urged to ditch IoM life cos over commission disclosure
IFA firms should “wrest control” of their businesses from life companies based on the Isle of Man before the Conduct of Business Code comes into force, the director of Thames River International has argued. A move described by one industry source as “dodgy” and a “stain on the industry”.
FCA to probe Aviva £450m share U-turn
The Financial Conduct Authority is to investigate insurance giant Aviva over whether its plan to cancel preference shares was market abuse.
Passporting vital for small advice firms post-Brexit
News that passporting will continue during the Brexit transition period has been welcomed by the founder of a Belgium-based advice firm who has also backed the FCA chief’s calls for the agreement to continue after the UK leaves the EU.