IFAonline undercover: We probe 12% commission SIPP plan

Laura Miller
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IFAonline reveals how easy it is for anyone to earn 12% commission pushing 'SIPP-ready' property club investments in an Egyptian hotel.

We know advisers receive dozens of adverts for these kinds of plans every week but what are the risks? David Ingram, director of support services provider threesixty, felt one scheme deserved further investigation but it is by no means an isolated case. He agreed to go undercover to find out just how much due diligence one property club provider did on the highly incentivised people selling its products......

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