News that the Financial Services Compensation Scheme has declared a firm with links to British Steel Pension Scheme advice in default is, sadly, not unusual.
The good work of the lifeboat fund continues to make headlines, with news this week of the end of Welsh firm The Financial Planning Practice our most-read story. There are five open claims against the firm being investigated, with several linked to British Steel. The Llanelli-based practice entered compulsory liquidation 11 months ago. Elsewhere, we are right in the thick of results season. For journalists, this is always the annual reminder that the Summer lull is drawing to a close for another year. Aviva's half-year results this week were particularly popular among our readers and lai...
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