Today’s Blog

I laughed when I read the following article http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/adviser-news/advisers-hit-out-over-%C2%A360m-fscs-levy-for-the-%E2%80%98idiocy%E2%80%99-of-others/1048843.article I think the Financial Services Compensation Scheme’s levies should be...

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I would really like to find out how large the percentage of Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) cases heard by the FOS are made against Independent Financial Advisors and the percentage of cases where the FOS has ruled against Independent Financial Advisors compared...

Today’s Blog

After reading this article http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/pensions/hmrc-concern-at-low-take-up-of-pension-protection/1046260.article I am very concerned that the FSCS will be hit with many claims. The Government should be more flexible over this. If someone leads a...

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I was very pleased to read the following article http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/regulation/lloyds-to-clawback-senior-exec-bonuses-over-ppi-misselling/1046436.article the PPI scandal shows yet again the Banks are not fit for purpose in complying with the law and...

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According to the following article http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/pensions/ons-stats-confirm-isas-more-popular-than-pensions/1047078.article UK savers saved more in stocks and shares ISAs than pensions in the previous tax year. This is a very sad state of affairs. I...

Today’s Blog

I have banged on for years against the Banks and customers taking complaints to the Financial Ombudsman’s Service. The following article gives some very interesting statistics on which institutions have the worst statistics....