Financial Ombudsman Service data shows 1,635 new complaints were received about financial advisers in the 2019 to 2020 financial year, down a bit from 1,915 in 2018 to 2019, the PFS chief executive writes in his latest column for Financial Planning Today Magazine (July/Aug issue).
Read more ...Nicola Watts: Why you should be kind to yourself
- Tuesday, 02 June 2020
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It won’t have gone unnoticed by many Financial Planning Today readers that the week before last was Mental Health Awareness Week.
Read more ...Martin Bamford: Financial Planning calling
- Monday, 01 June 2020
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Jacqueline Lockie: How pandemic might change clients
- Friday, 29 May 2020
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Each week that goes by we learn more about ourselves as individuals and society. So far I’ve learned that I’m glad to be at home with my family and we get on well!
Read more ...Martin Bamford: Will the planning bubble burst?
- Tuesday, 28 April 2020
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Claire Trott: My lockdown seminar tips
- Thursday, 23 April 2020
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In this weird world of lockdown many are working from home and having to deal with all the challenges it brings.
Read more ...Nicola Watts: Don't believe 80-year-olds can't Zoom
- Tuesday, 21 April 2020
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John Moret: We must adapt to new realities
- Friday, 03 April 2020
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The events of the last few weeks have impacted just about every aspect of everyday living – including the world of pensions.
Read more ...John Moret: Why CMCs threaten growing number of firms
- Friday, 03 April 2020
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The news announced last week that Liberty SIPP Limited had entered administration should have come as no surprise following recent determinations by the Financial Ombudsman (FoS).
Read more ...John Moret: What Carey judgment means for SIPPs
- Friday, 03 April 2020
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What a difference a couple of weeks can make. In my last article I asked just what is “fair and reasonable” in the context of recent Financial Ombudsman’s (FoS) determinations relating to SIPPs and specifically referred to one recent decision involving Liberty SIPP Limited.
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