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Friday, 16 February 2024 18:41

Editor’s Comment: A cold shiver…

 

I suspect a cold shiver went down many the backs of many at the larger adviser firms this week with news that the FCA is asking for details of their ongoing charges.

The FCA has secured a bankruptcy order against father and son directors of a collapsed SIPP introducer who failed to pay back £10.7m in restitution to clients.

Annuity sales soared 46% in 2023 to £5.2bn but only a minority of people took advice before buying one, according to ABI data out today.

Seven out of 10 Claims Management Companies (CMCs) contacted by the FCA in a recent intervention have halted unregulated claims activity.

Friday, 16 February 2024 08:50

Kingswood secures £8m loan facility

Pollen Street Capital, the private equity owner of wealth manager and Financial Planner Kingswood, has greenlighted a new £8m unsecured debt facility for the business.

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