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Government proposes compulsory PI insurance for tax advisers. Published January 2021

18/01/2021

The government is to consult on making professional indemnity insurance (PII) compulsory for tax advisers.  It argues that this will raise standards in the tax advice market, provide recourse and protect consumers. The move comes in response to the government’s…read more

FRC ‘operational separation’ of audit practices. Published December 2020

18/12/2020

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) ordered the ‘Big Four’ audit firms to implement ‘operational separation’ of their audit practices by June 2024.  The move followed high profile audit failures at Carillion, BHS, Patisserie Valerie and Thomas Cook. PwC, Deloitte, EY…read more

Court rules accountant had no duty of care to shareholder. Published November 2020

27/11/2020

  A property-owner has failed in her bid to have the demerger of the family business overturned after she accused the company’s accountant of breach of fiduciary duty and professional negligence. Six years later Carmela brought an action to have…read more

Accounting giant loses appeal against record audit damages. Published October 2020

19/10/2020

Grant Thornton has failed in its bid to overturn record £22 million damages after it was found liable for negligence in its audit of fire equipment leasing company AssetCo.  Judges threw out the accounting giant’s appeal, but reduced the damages…read more

FCA sets out best practice guidelines to protect vulnerable consumers. Published September 2020

25/09/2020

The FCA is consulting on best practice guidelines to help IFAs protect their vulnerable customers.  The regulator says many firms are doing excellent work to support those with vulnerabilities, however, it is also aware of cases where vulnerability is not…read more

FCA intervenes in hundreds of financial advice professional indemnity cases. Published August 2020

10/08/2020

  It has been revealed that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has intervened in nearly 500 professional indemnity insurance (PII) based issues relating to financial advice firms since the start of 2019.  Financial Times publication, FT Adviser, exposed the high…read more

Over 1,300 IFAs sign-up to the Pension Transfer Gold Standard. Published July 2020

15/07/2020

More than 1,300 Independent Financial Advisers (IFAs) have signed up to the Personal Finance Society’s (PFS) Pension Transfer Gold Standard in its first year of operation.  However the society has also reported that some advisers have pulled out of offering…read more

Financial adviser fined for exposing clients to high-risk pension investments. Published June 2020

10/06/2020

Lloyd Pope, a director of failed advisory firm TailorMade Independent (TMI) has been fined over £23,000 by the FCA for failings which allowed clients to invest over £100 million of pension assets in high risk investments.  These included green oil,…read more

PFS calls for PI insurance grace period during COVID-19 outbreak. Published May 2020

15/05/2020

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has called on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and HM Treasury to grant financial advisers a four-month waiver if they need to renew their professional indemnity insurance (PII) during the coronavirus lockdown. The Society is…read more

Advisers campaign against rising regulatory costs. Published April 2020

27/04/2020

  Financial Advisers are being encouraged to write to their MPs to warn about the impact of increased regulatory costs and higher professional indemnity insurance (PII) premiums on the availability of independent financial advice. IFA David Penney of Penney Ruddy…read more

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