Harlequin
FOS throws out IFA's 'insistent client' claim on Harlequin investment
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has denied an IFA's claim a client who invested her pension into Harlequin property "would have found an alternative adviser if they had not acted".
Supreme Court backs FCA's tough stance on collectives in landmark case
The highest court in the UK has backed the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in a landmark case that could have far-reaching consequences for risky ventures.
Harlequin threatens struggling investors with damages claims
Struggling investors unable to pump more money into troubled overseas property investment Harlequin have been told by the company they risk financial damages claims for breach of contract.
Five secrets of a PI insurance broker
Five secrets of a professional indemnity insurance broker
Harlequin boss censured by court in elderly man's damages claim
The chairman of struggling overseas property investment scheme Harlequin is under fire again, this time for failing to give evidence to a court within the judge's deadline.
FOS rules poor advice in raft of new Harlequin claims
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has ruled in favour of four complainants who separately claimed they were given unsuitable advice to transfer their personal pensions to new plans permitting investment in overseas property.
Troubled Harlequin puts HQ up for sale
Troubled overseas property investment scheme Harlequin has put its headquarters up for sale.
Appeal Court ruling raises fresh questions over Harlequin advice
A Court of Appeal ruling about what constitutes a collective investment scheme has raised questions about the status of Harlequin that could cast further doubt on its suitability for retail investors.
FCA fines Harlequin IFA directors over SIPP suitability failings
Two ex-directors of failed adviser TailorMade Independent (TMI) - the main distributor of £400m troubled unregulated property scheme Harlequin - have been banned and fined by the regulator for not assessing the suitability of clients' investments made...
Spectre of £400m compensation bill looms as FSCS values Harlequin at nil
Financial advisers could be on the hook for hundreds of millions of pounds after the latest twist in the Harlequin saga in which the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has written down the value of the investment to nil.
FSCS to pay out over Harlequin SIPP investment losses
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is to compensate self-invested personal pension (SIPP) claimants for losses in the value of their investments in three schemes, including Harlequin Hotels and Resorts.
Adviser caught out as FOS rules ‘advice' unsuitable on exec-only sale
A presentation given by an IFA at a ‘money club' is set to cost the firm £45,000 in compensation after the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) ruled its slide show strayed into advice.
Property fund claims help push 24 firms into default
Advice to invest in a troubled unregulated overseas property scheme has helped push 24 firms over into failure, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has said.
Property investors left in limbo by SFO probe
Investors in a beleaguered overseas property scheme have been told there is no prospect of them receiving compensation until a fraud investigation into the investment has been concluded.
Pension advisers' FSCS levy soars by 73%
Pension advisers face a massive increase in the amount they pay to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) as the service prepares for a "significant" rise in claims linked to self-invested personal pension (SIPP) advice.
Catch up: Five retirement stories you might have missed
Catch up: Five retirement stories you might have missed
Guardian sues Harlequin investors over SIPP fees
Guardian SIPP is suing investors with pension money tied up in troubled property investment Harlequin for non-payment of the fees related to their self-invested personal pension (SIPP).
Catch up: Five retirement stories you might have missed
Catch up: Five retirement stories you might have missed
BBC's 'Rip Off Britain' re-investigates Harlequin Property
Victims of failed £400m overseas property investment Harlequin have appeared on national television to reveal how losing their retirement funds has left them "frightened" as they enter old age.
IFA petitions FCA for total ban on UCIS
An IFA has launched a petition calling on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to ban unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS) outright.
Harlequin investors drop case against chairman and wife
A group of investors in troubled overseas property scheme Harlequin have dropped a case against the scheme's chairman David Ames, and his company director wife Carol, that alleged the pair made false claims about the investment.
Fresh fears for £400m Harlequin investments as sales arm ‘enters liquidation'
Fresh fears for the safety of £400m of Harlequin investments have been raised following reports circulated by the company that its sales arm has entered liquidation.
Five things you might have missed
In this week's Retirement Planner news round-up we highlight five key stories you might have missed over the past seven days.
Harlequin SIPP firms ‘to earn £17m fees' as investors left in limbo
Self-invested personal pension (SIPP) providers holding Harlequin investments are set to earn £17m from investors in fees over the next ten years, according to a law firm, while the underlying investment could be virtually worthless.
