The FCA has fined Nationwide Building Society £44m for having "inadequate" anti-financial crime systems and controls.
Read more ...FCA fines Nationwide £44m for anti-crime control failings
- Friday, 12 December 2025
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North East adviser firm declared as failed
- Friday, 12 December 2025
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The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has this week declared as failed WJR Financial Solutions Ltd of Sunderland after receiving a number of claims against the firm.
Read more ...Aberdeen to acquire management of £1.5bn MFS funds
- Friday, 12 December 2025
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Aberdeen Investments has struck a deal to take over the management of nine closed ended funds worth £1.5bn from long established US fund manager MFS.
Read more ...Integrity365 acquires Bristol Financial Planning firm
- Thursday, 11 December 2025
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Bristol-based Financial Planning firm Integrity365 has acquired another Bristol Financial Planning firm Brooks Wealth Management for an undisclosed amount.
Read more ...HNWs face IHT risk by failing to record gifts
- Thursday, 11 December 2025
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Nearly half (45%) of HNWIs have no written record of what they’ve gifted to loved ones, according to new research, leaving them at risk of falling foul of IHT rules.
Read more ...Team shareholders to vote on WH Ireland merger
- Thursday, 11 December 2025
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Shareholders of wealth manager Team will vote at its upcoming EGM on 29 December on its planned merger with troubled rival wealth manager WH Ireland.
Read more ...FCA scraps plans for investment adviser redress
- Thursday, 11 December 2025
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The FCA has scrapped plans to compel investment advisers to set aside funds in advance to compensate investors if bad advice is given.
Read more ...Targeted support will be a ‘game changer’: reaction
- Thursday, 11 December 2025
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Reaction to the FCA’s new targeted support proposals announced today has been positive, particularly in relation to the effect it will have on people's attitude to pensions.
Read more ...FCA says 18m will benefit from targeted support
- Thursday, 11 December 2025
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The FCA has predicted that over the next decade at least 18m people could be offered extra help with their investments and pensions with the introduction of targeted support.
Read more ...13 firms declared in default by FSCS
- Wednesday, 10 December 2025
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The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), the industry-funded consumer compensation body, declared 13 regulated firms in default between August and November, it reported today.
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