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5 April 2023Broadleaf_Admininstration

FCA to require 20k more firms to declare financial resilience

BySally Hickey The Financial Conduct Authority will require 20,000 regulated companies to begin reporting on their financial resilience as part of its plan to minimise harm to customers. In its business plan for 2023/24, published today (April...
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27 March 2023Broadleaf_Admininstration

FCA warns Rowanmoor clients about scam

BySally Hickey Clients of a failed self-invested personal pension operator have been warned about a scam. The Financial Conduct Authority last week (March 24) said it is aware of letters and emails circulating to clients...
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27 February 2023Broadleaf_Admininstration

Four more UK advice firms fail

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) declared Optimise Wealth Management, FP Consulting Limited, Northern Provident Investments Limited and RSS&L Limited in default on 24 February 2023.   Since the start of the year, 19 advice firms have failed – with one...
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27 February 2023Broadleaf_Admininstration

Should You Pay More for Green Bonds?

Published by: Natixis Investment Managers ‘Greenium’ is shorthand for ‘green premium’. When applied to fixed income investments, like bonds, the ‘greenium’ describes the difference between the yield of a ‘green bond’ – the ‘yield’ being...
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22 February 2023Broadleaf_Admininstration

FCA forces two British Steel firms to stop making unsolicited offers

By Jean-Baptiste Andrieux 22nd February 2023 3:56 pm The Financial Conduct Authority has formally required two firms to stop making unsolicited settlement offers to former members of the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS). On 7 February, the FCA had warned...
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7 February 2023Broadleaf_Admininstration

FCA starts court process against unauthorised investment firm

By Jean-Baptiste Andrieux  The Financial Conduct Authority has commenced High Court proceedings against Argento Wealth Ltd (AWL) and its sole director Daniel Willis. The regulator looks to recover money for victims of the unauthorised investment firm’s...
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