Editor's View: Firms behaving badly that you can't look away from

The editor's Friday Night Takeaway from 22 September

Hope William-Smith
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It was a firm in South Wales that captured readers’ attention this week.

Moorland Mayfair Wealth Management had its permissions cancelled by the Financial Conduct Authority after failing to pay an outstanding bill for regulatory fees and levies and for not being "open and cooperative" in its dealings with the watchdog. The overdue balance amounted to £11,006 and dates back to 2020. Interestingly, the regulator said the firm's failure to pay its levies was "significant in the context of it's suitability". Strangely specific wording so not surprising it was this week's most read story. Elsewhere, it's all about pensions at the moment and this week, it was about...

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