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Advisers say Widows' annuity return good for consumers

IFAonline | 07 Feb 2012 | 15:15

IFAs have welcomed Scottish Widows’ plan to re-enter the IFA annuity market as a move they said will boost competition in the sector.

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Top PPI mis-sellers face £55m costs

The ten worst offending payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling firms could face costs of over £55m to enable regulators to deal with the problem.

Cover | 06 Jan 2012 | 14:53
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The curious case of Capita and the 27 fined firms

Arch cru investors want to know why Capita won't be fined like 27 other firms who they say failed in the same way. Levy paying IFAs should want to know too.

IFAonline | 29 Jul 2011 | 14:00

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Mint still haggling over GTEP claims

Mint Financial has refused to comply with a Financial Ombudsman ruling to compensate investors in a failed Intregity Maximiser plan for 18 months while it haggles over how much to give the elderly couple.

IFAonline | 27 Jun 2011 | 07:00
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Couple on trial for £10m BoS mortgage scam

A policeman’s wife took part in a £10m mortgage scam in exchange for lavish gifts worth £1m, the Old Bailey heard.

IFAonline | 07 Jun 2011 | 11:29
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FSA fines Bank of Scotland £3.5m over complaints failures

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined the Bank of Scotland (BOS) £3.5m for failures in handling customer complains, and secured £17m in compensation for customers.

IFAonline | 25 May 2011 | 10:20
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From the Editor: In defence of the FOS

Last week, the financial ombudsman (FOS) published, for only the second time, the number of complaints against authorised firms referred to its office.

Professional Adviser | 04 Mar 2010 | 09:00
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Third of all client complaints against just three banks

A third - or almost 30,000 - of all consumer complaints referred to the financial ombudsman (FOS) in the second half of last year were against just three high street banks.

IFAonline | 25 Feb 2010 | 09:10

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