FCA Archives - Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/tag/fca/ North Devon's Leading Wealth Managers Tue, 19 Aug 2025 11:41:09 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://www.miltonpj.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/PJMCO-Site-Image-4-100x100.png FCA Archives - Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/tag/fca/ 32 32 Rates cut, our 40th and Afternoon Tea https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/08/14/fca-fines-woodford-rates-cut/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11953 So the FCA is issuing a hefty fine of £46million on Mr Neil Woodford and his Company. He is being banned from senior management roles and managing funds for private individuals – ouch. He is appealing (or perhaps to the FCA (which is also investigating his latest unregulated investment tipping activities) is that he is […]

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]]> Citywire Top 100, Budget and MIGO https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/11/18/citywire-top-100-success-again-for-philip-j-milton/ Mon, 18 Nov 2024 14:53:10 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11490 Thank you Citywire again for the honour of being on the ‘Top 100 Financial Advisers’ list this year! We are very humbled. Top 100 2024: See the penultimate list of fantastic firms Whilst the photo Citywire uses still shows me with hair (!), the content is what counts – thank you everyone for the judgment […]

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]]> Regulation is well-intended but is it pushing some advisors to the brink? https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/07/03/are-financial-advisers-being-pushed-too-far/ Wed, 03 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11398 People do not necessarily consider financial services from the other side of the desk – and of course, why should they? They turn up at the office of an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA) seeking advice and answers for their specific situation. But we thought it might be helpful to share some insights into the effects […]

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]]> Yet another Blue Planet letter https://www.miltonpj.net/2022/08/23/yet-another-blue-planet-letter/ Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:56:27 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=10234 Dear Client and friends I am immensely angry that despite warnings to the Trust in regard to the use of data from regulatory disclosures, many clients have received a second letter from Blue Planet. I wanted to assure clients that they have to do nothing as a consequence. Again I must issue a full letter […]

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]]> Funeral plans to finally be regulated by the FCA https://www.miltonpj.net/2022/08/05/pre-paid-funeral-plans-regulated/ Fri, 05 Aug 2022 12:38:29 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=10218 Pre-paid funeral plans are finally and at long last being regulated following legislation passed by Parliament. As of July 29, the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) will regulate these plans and is authorising 26 providers. It is understood that together these firms hold about 1.6million plans, which makes up 87% of the market. Regular readers of […]

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