UK pensions speedbrief - trustees and pension providers expected to help prevent pension liberation fraud *

United Kingdom - April 16 2013
The Pensions Regulator (TPR), HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and other government agencies have joined forces in an attempt to combat the threat to…

Financial Institutions E-briefing: FOS upholds two Keydata complaints *

United Kingdom - April 30 2012
The Financial Ombudsman Service ("FOS") has provisionally upheld two complaints made by Mr W and Mr and Mrs K against IFAs who recommended that they invest in the Keydata Bonds in 2005.

Co-authors: Sarah Louise Naylor.

Financial Institutions Group: FSA investigation into Punch Taverns *

United Kingdom - February 24 2012
The fall out from the FSA investigation into trading in Punch Taverns Limited continues.

Co-authors: Jim Calveley.

FSDR: Financial Ombudsman Service decision *

United Kingdom - February 24 2012
The Financial Ombudsman Service ("FOS") has recently issued a provisional decision upholding a complaint regarding alleged mis-selling by a bank recommending investment in the AIG Enhanced Variable Rate Fund ("EVRF").