Tag Archives: FSCS
It’s not just IFAs that should be livid!
Here is the note I wrote when I read New Model Advisers report On why FSCS cannot determine its current levy (uncertainty over Strand Capital) On why FSCS has to unravel its past compensation (uncertainty over Arch Cru) Today (Jan … Continue reading
Posted in accountants, advice gap, FCA, governance, pensions
Tagged FCA, FSCS, Funds, Gallium, Ken Davey, Nescape, SIPP
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If you see bad advice – say something!
I was very pleased to read Natalie Holt’s article in Money Marketing, we need a better way to deal with bad advice. It deals with public perceptions of financial advisers and is uncompromising. The reality of advice is lost … Continue reading
Posted in accountants, actuaries, advice gap, pensions
Tagged advice, FCA, FSCS, IFA, Membership, self-regulation
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“The predictable alternative to drawdown”
“Drawdown scares me”. It scares me because I am on my own, it scares me because I get a bumpy ride and most of all it scares me because I know that if I drawdown at a minute of … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, CDC, FCA, Financial Conduct Authority, FSA, pensions
Tagged Business, CDC, Defined benefit pension plan, Drawdown, DWP, Employment, FCA, Financial services, flexible drawdown, FSCS, Government, Insurance, long term care, MAS, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Retirement, Steve Webb, TPAS
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