The new Just Retirement Group has begun trading on the London Stock Exchange today, following the £668.5 million merger of Just Retirement and Partnership.
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- Thursday, 10 March 2016
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16,000 customers told 'failing' debt firm can't carry on
- Thursday, 10 March 2016
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The FCA is writing to 16,000 customers of a debt management firm to inform them it has been refused authorisation and can no longer carry on regulated activities.
Read more ...Investment managers' last chance for say on new EU rules
- Monday, 07 March 2016
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Today is the last chance for investment managers to give the FCA their views on how the new MiFID II EU legislation should be implemented in the UK.
Read more ...Six firms under FCA investigation over customer treatment
- Thursday, 03 March 2016
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Six firms in the life insurance sector are under investigation and may face disciplinary action over treatment of long-standing customers.
Read more ...General insurance ‘scorecards’ to be trialled by FCA
- Tuesday, 01 March 2016
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General insurance ‘scorecards’ are to be piloted, it has been revealed this morning.
Read more ...Investment risks probe: FCA sets out key focus for firms
- Monday, 29 February 2016
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The FCA has set out key areas that investment firms must focus on after it was instructed to assess risks posed by open-ended funds investing in the fixed income sector.
Read more ...'FCA lacks evidence on overall cutting of mis-selling'
- Thursday, 25 February 2016
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The FCA lacks good evidence on whether its actions are cutting mis-selling as a whole, a scrutiny review has concluded.
Read more ...Financial Planner: Bizarre and adverse outcome for Sipp firms
- Wednesday, 24 February 2016
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A 'bizarre' situation has been created for both Sipp operators and their members due to a ‘perfect storm’ of regulation, a Chartered Financial Planner says.
Read more ...FCA: Advice firms must improve due diligence after failings
- Friday, 19 February 2016
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An FCA probe into 13 advisory firms found many failed to show consistently good practice when undertaking research and due diligence across all products and services.
Read more ...Firms warned: Adapt to the rise of the social media complaint
- Thursday, 18 February 2016
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Finance firms have been warned that they will have to adapt to rising volumes of complaints via websites like Twitter and Facebook.
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