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A selection of some of my favourite articles and investigations from across B2B and consumer press.
 How SJP advisers are using Policy Services to pitch independent adviceAn investigation into how SJP advisers have been pitching Policy Services as a way to advice clients who don't want to join SJP 'independently', with a firsthand experience. Saw huge traffic on Citywire. |  We were told to pay back thousands in benefits nightmare – but the government got it WRONGInvestigation that revealed potentially thousands of people had been asked to pay back overpaid benefits by the DWP/HMRC, but the government had got it wrong. Collated a dossier of real cases and got the government to correct each mistake. Led to a review by the DWP which found widespread errors. |  ‘Alarm bells’ as huge change to Buy Now, Pay Later delayed AGAIN over fears interest-free loans mayInvestigation into delays to the regulation of the Buy Now, Pay Later sector, which was highlighted on ITV with Robert Peston in an interview with the Chancellor forcing him to confirm delays and led to the Labour government fast-tracking regulation. |
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 Plot to track down thousands of savers facing delayed retirements due to a massive pension transferRevealed an exercise in the pensions industry to track down thousands of savers who had inadvertently lost their protected pension ages due to errors by pension firms. |  ‘Not a happy place’: Retirement complex landlord cuts services and hikes feesInvestigation into a retirement development in Manchester where elderly residents were having vital services cut while their services charges rose to over £1,000 a month. Led to a misconduct investigation and replacement of industrial bins. |  How inheritance tax on pensions could be about to make the under-40s trillions richerDeep dive into how changes to inheritance tax on pensions is accelerating the great wealth transfer and how it could impact the economy. |
 Uncovered: Novia, the high-risk DFM and an £18m compensation billInvestigation into the investments and advice firms behind Wealthtime/Novia's £18m compensation bill. |  Thousands REFUSED mortgages and loans by banks after installing popular anti-fraud protectionInvestigation into Cifas Protective Registrations - designed to protect those at risk of fraud - causing people to be refused financial products. |  Revealed: IFA’s banned DB transfers raise questions for Royal London and trusteesInvestigation which revealed Royal London had accepted DB pension transfers from an advice firm that had been banned from pension transfers. |
 Revealed: web of advice firms linked to lead generatorInvestigation revealing the commercial links between a web of advice firms and a lead generation business passing them thousands of client leads, while operating under the guise of being unbiased. |
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