Lighthouse adviser 'confident' in advice given to British Steel workers

FCA checked files

Hannah Godfrey
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An adviser working for Lighthouse at British Steel sites Scunthorpe and Teesside has said she is confident in the advice given by her firm.

Last week Professional Adviser reported Quilter, which bought Lighthouse earlier this year, could see complaints from steelworkers following Lighthouse's affinity partnership with the steelworkers' union, a relationship that led to Lighthouse advisers being present on British Steel sites in Scunthorpe and Teesside. In an interview with Professional Adviser, however, Lighthouse adviser Jeanette McHardy has spoken of her confidence in the advice Lighthouse gave the workers, having had their files looked at by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which she said the regulator was "very hap...

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