IFA Millfield has become a member of Bankhall Investment Associate’s mortgage general and associated assurance services provider Point One. The group joins nine hundred other members who have signed up for the service which provides mortgage products, software, compliance and training support, PMI and mortgage insurance.
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EIS provides chance to invest in rising F1 star
Formula 1 racing fans can invest in the career of an up-and-coming driver, Justin Wilson, through an enterprise investment scheme. The Justin Wilson EIS was established to raise the $1.5m contribution needed by Wilson to secure his 2003 contract with the small Italian F1 team Minardi. Many drivers who move to Formula 1 bring sponsorship […]
Final salary member security top Green Paper priority – Wolanski & Co
Member security in final salary schemes is the main issue the pensions Green Paper needs to address says consulting actuary Wolanski & Co.The company says urgent action is needed to close the massive gap between members' expectations and their legal rights. Employers often do not have the resources to act as the guarantor of a […]
IFAs waiting for the war to end
Axa says nearly half of IFAs are advising investors to steer clear of the stockmarket until after the end of the war with Iraq.It found that 46 per cent of IFAs are telling clients to avoid investing until after the war. The research estimates that there are 15.5 million people are looking to save an […]
Actuaries say price falls won't hit equity release
Fears over the sustainability of house prices should not deter providers from entering the equity-release market, says actuarial consultant Tillinghast Towers Perrin.Even if predictions of a 20 per cent fall in house prices by 2005 come true, it says older homeowners will still have considerable equity in their properties after seeing the value build up […]
The Day of (B)reckoning
A period of exceptional uncertainty started last Friday for the UK, including a fierce leadership battle in a deeply divided Conservative party, the timing of the trigger of the EU’s Article 50, as well as a potential referendum in Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Click here to read the full article
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FOS penalises adviser over Harlequin Sipp property investment
The Financial Ombudsman Service has told Kingswood Financial Advisors to compensate a client over a Sipp investment in an unregulated Harlequin property fund. The case concerns Mr B’s complaints about the advice he received regarding two unregulated investments: one into a Harlequin property fund and the other into Green Oil. The ombudsman’s ruling relates to […]
ATS and Phoenix top FCA complaints data
Phoenix Group, Alliance Trust Savings, Zurich, and Old Mutual Wealth are amongst the most complained providers in the latest FCA complaints data. A total of 3.76m complaints were received by the FCA during the second half of 2017, up 13 per cent on the first half of the year. Alliance Trust Savings is the most […]
FCA reviews preference share market following Aviva backlash
The FCA is reviewing the market for preference shares following the furore over Aviva’s recent decision to cancel its high-yielding preference shares at par value. FCA chief executive Andrew Bailey says in a Dear CEO letter that the regulator is reviewing the prevailing market for certain fixed income shares, particularly those classed as perpetual, irredeemable […]
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