Intelligent Money
{{Short description |Defunct British financial firm }}
{{Infobox company
| name = Intelligent Money Limited
| logo = Intelligent_Money_Logo.jpg
| type = Privately Owned Limited Liability Company
| industry = Investment management
| foundation = {{start date |2002 }}
| defunct = {{End date|2024|05}}
| fate = Administration
| successor = Quai Administration Services
| location_city = Nottingham
| location_country = United Kingdom
| key_people = Julian Penniston-Hill (CEO)
Chris Sutton (MD)
| area_served = United Kingdom
| products = Asset Management
| services =
| aum = £2bn (2023)
| subsid = Intelligent Money Trustees & Intelligent Money Nominees
| homepage = {{URL |https://www.intelligentmoney.com/ }}
}}
Intelligent Money was a British Investment management company, personal pension provider and ISA plan manager,{{cite news|url= https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/list-of-authorised-isa-managers/isas-authorised-managers|title= ISAs: list of authorised managers|work= Government of the United Kingdom}} based in Nottingham, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
The company went into administration in May 2024 after concerns for its financial stability by regulators. Soon afterwards the company and its assets were sold to Quai Administration Services Limited.{{cite news |url=https://www.ftadviser.com/pensions/2024/05/29/troubled-sipp-provider-falls-into-administration-after-complaints/ |title=Troubled Sipp provider falls into administration after complaints |date=May 29, 2024 |publisher=FT Advisor }}
History
= Foundation =
The company was established in 2002 by founder and sole financier Julian Penniston-Hill.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/2004/jan/25/moneyinvestments.observercashsection|title= The great renewal fee rip-off
|date= January 24, 2014|work= Guardian}}
In March 2019, Intelligent Money stopped accepting Defined Benefit pension transfers into its Self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs) over concerns SIPP providers could be held liable for recommendations by advisers.{{cite news|url= https://citywire.co.uk/new-model-adviser/news/sipp-firm-stops-accepting-db-transfers-after-fca-dear-ceo-letter/a1213874|title= Sipp firm stops accepting DB transfers after FCA dear CEO letter|date= March 25, 2019|work= CityWire}}
= Tax case loss =
In September 2023, Intelligent Money lost an appeal at the Upper Tribunal against HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), in which Intelligent Money argued that Sipp fees are exempt from VAT.{{Cite web |title=INTELLIGENT MONEY LIMITED v THE COMMISSIONERS FOR HIS MAJESTY'S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS [2023] UKUT 00236 (TCC) |url=https://www.gov.uk/tax-and-chancery-tribunal-decisions/intelligent-money-limited-v-the-commissioners-for-his-majestys-revenue-and-customs-2023-ukut-00236-tcc |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}
= Regulatory intervention =
From February 2024 Intelligent Money became subject compensation claims related to financial adviser introduced SIPP business, agreeing to a voluntary FCA asset restriction requirement. This requirement prevented Intelligent Money from "disposing of, withdrawing… or diminishing" any of its assets without the FCA’s consent. The purpose of an asset restriction is to "maximise a firm’s ability to meet redress liabilities to consumers by limiting its ability to dissipate assets before it has assessed and paid any redress it owes", according to the FCA Handbook. It is believed, as of May 2024, that the Financial Ombudsman Service is processing more than 80 complaints against the Sipp provider.{{Cite web |url=https://citywire.com/new-model-adviser/news/sipp-provider-intelligent-money-agrees-to-fca-asset-restriction/a2442922 |title=Sipp provider Intelligent Money agrees to FCA asset restriction |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=citywire.com}}
= Administration =
References
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External links
- [http://www.intelligentmoney.com Official Website]
- [https://register.fca.org.uk/ShPo_FirmDetailsPage?id=001b000000MfNoJAAV Intelligent Money] on Financial Conduct Authority
Category:Companies based in Nottingham