Ample group sales director Alan Easter has quit the firm.
Ample, which now trades under the Interactive Investor banner, was acquired from AMP by Capital Accumulation last March. Interactive offers online share dealing, a best of breed fund supermarket and a comparative mortgage quotation service.
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Amber Rudd to return as work and pensions secretary
Former home secretary Amber Rudd is set to return to the cabinet as work and pensions secretary, according to reports. The appointment follows the departure of Esther McVey yesterday over her refusal to back the government’s draft Brexit deal. According to reports, Rudd, a remainer, was offered the job after environment secretary Michael Gove spent […]
FCA writes to pension transfer introducer clients over legal action
The FCA has written to all former clients of Avacade Limited, an unregulated pension introducer, to inform them about its legal action against the firm and its directors. In November 2017 the FCA said it would start civil proceedings against Avacade Limited, now in liquidation, and its three directors Craig Lummis, Lee Lummis and Raymond […]
Fears protection commission disclosure will turn clients off advisers
As new disclosure rules bring the full extent of protection commissions into the spotlight, experts are asking if this will see clients ditch their advisers in favour of execution-only services. Under the Insurance Distribution Directive, from 1 October advisers have had to provide clients with information before a product sale about any commission received, which […]
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