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A 74-year-old IFA has put his retirement plans on hold to contest a £250,000 mis-selling case levelled by a claims management company (CMC) - relating to advice given almost a quarter of a century ago.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is meeting an IFA to hear his concerns over claims management companies (CMC) after he said they were unfairly targeting adviser firms.
An adviser has hit out at platform FundsNetwork for refusing to re-register a client's investments to a rival platform because the value of the transfer was less than £40,000.
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Advisers have criticised the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) for failing to protect firms from invalid mis-selling cases levelled by claims management companies (CMCs).
Alan Lakey has launched a website in an effort to raise consumer understanding of critical illness products and help people compare different policies.
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Lobby group Adviser Alliance has had its application for a judicial review into the absence of an industry long-stop rejected – but has vowed to continue the fight for a time-bar on complaints.
An outspoken critic of the new qualification requirements for advisers has revealed he considered 'passporting' his business into the UK from Dublin in a bid to bypass the rules.
Adviser Alliance is looking to take on new directors in a bid to move the organisation to a “new level” where it can challenge the remit of the FCA.
The head of a newly-launched adviser trade body to rival AIFA has rejected industry calls for a “united voice”.
Smaller mutual societies could disappear due to the increasing burden of regulatory costs, Exeter Family Friendly has warned.
Last week, COVER's sister title Mortgage Solutions examined the key issues in the protection industry, with insight and analysis from experts across the sector.
Insurers must continue using their online systems in to post sales care to support advisers and their client relationships, an industry working group has demanded.
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