Money Marketing
10 February 2011
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The age of accountability
10 February 2011
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1St Exchange buys website builder Screen Business
10 February 2011
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ABI and bankers against pre-funded comp scheme
10 Feb 2011
The British Bankers’ Association and the Association of British Insurers have argued against advisers’ calls for the FSCS to be funded via a product levy.
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Adviser Fund Index
10 February 2011
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Advisers angry at Hoban's cross- subsidy claim
10 February 2011
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Advisers push for FSCS product levy
10 Feb 2011
Advisers have urged regulatory authorities to consider introducing some form of product levy as an alternative means of funding the FSCS.
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Advisers say Yeadon exit is biggest surprise
10 February 2011
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Aegon launches online trust analyser tool
10 Feb 2011
Provider says not writing protection policies in trust leaves clients exposed to “unnecessary and avoidable” risks.
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Aegon wealth portfolio offers guide to bond tax
10 February 2011
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Aifa: The Euro monster
14 Feb 2011
Aifa director general Stephen Gay on the apparently endless list of Euro directives that will affect IFAs.
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Apollo looks forward rather than back for fixed allocation
10 February 2011
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Audit tools help advisers gauge RDR compliance
10 Feb 2011
Consultancy firm Engage Partnership is offering a suite of audit tools for advisers to measure how RDR-compliant their businesses are.
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Axa sets up legacy deal
10 February 2011
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Bankers press FSA for simple advice model
10 February 2011
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Bannister to take over as Phoenix chief
10 February 2011
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Best sales in 10 years see equities top bonds
10 February 2011
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Bond and beyond
10 February 2011
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Break down FTB barriers
11 Feb 2011
Rob Clifford says that first-time buyers are still the most important group in the broking market and that the sector must overcome their barriers to entry.
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Brokers want lenders to offer top-up mortgages
11 Feb 2011
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Cap crackdown on websites
10 February 2011
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Cheap side
10 February 2011
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Commodities gain favour
10 February 2011
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Critical delay after confusion over IFAs getting ABI guide
11 Feb 2011
Aifa did not issue the ABI guidance on critical-illness sales to members for three months following confusion over which trade body was responsible for its distribution.
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Dampier: Home in on China
14 Feb 2011
Mark Dampier says fund legend Anthony Bolton is enjoying his return to fund management with the China special sits trust.
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Davy: Put a small levy on all products
10 Feb 2011
SimplyBiz chairman Ken Davy says a levy on all financial services products would be a simple, fair and cost-effective way of funding the FSCS.
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Don't expect IFAs to rush into RBS volatility funds
11 Feb 2011
Paul Farrow says IFAs have every right to be sceptical that RBS will deliver with its new volatility controlled funds.
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Don't hurry framework for new structure
10 February 2011
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Double FSCS whammy
10 February 2011
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Early warning
10 Feb 2011
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Fall in overseas-domiciled fund sales
10 February 2011
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Financial Policy Committee set-up needs rethink
10 February 2011
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Flexible contributions urged for low-earners
10 Feb 2011
Pension consultancy Hymans Robertson urges Lord Hutton to consider allowing low-earners flexible contributions and limited early access to their savings.
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FSA does not have the resources to review the costs of regulation
10 February 2011
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FSA is accused of losing sight of pension aims
10 Feb 2011
Providers say the FSA ignored advice it received from the industry before its consultation on radical changes to Sipp disclosure rules.
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FSA must police products to protect public
14 Feb 2011
Chris Gilchrist says the FSA’s proposal to add a half-hearted layer of product regulation on top of regulation of the advice process is incoherent, inconsistent and likely to be ineffective.
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FSA roadshows aim to help small IFAs with RDR
10 February 2011
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FSCS lands Liontrust with £415,000 interim charge
10 February 2011
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Global cause
11 Feb 2011
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Group set up to improve transfers
10 February 2011
The Government has established a cross-departmental working group to improve transfers of small pension pots ahead of automatic enrolment in 2012.
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Growth opportunities
10 February 2011
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Guernsey sets up Qrops code
10 February 2011
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Harris and Heron axed as Henderson merges funds
10 February 2011
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Help Money Marketing staff to help heroes
10 Feb 2011
MM editor Paul McMillan and news editor Nicole Blackmore are cycling to Paris to support Help for Heroes.
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Hong Kong protestors burnt the effigy of new CPMA chief
10 February 2011
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IFAs looking to consolidate must make sure they are the real deal
14 Feb 2011
David Hesketh says IFAs seeking consolidation ahead of the RDR need to ensure they are an attractive potential purchase
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Ignis shake-up to boost UK funds
10 February 2011
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IMA could seek judicial review of FSCS levy
10 February 2011
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Intrinsic mistakenly said Friends had pulled two-year protection
10 Feb 2011
Intrinsic Financial Services mistakenly told advisers that Friends Provident had withdrawn from the two-year protection market.
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Ireland fund values reach a record high
10 February 2011
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James Hay adding online Sipp duo
10 February 2011
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Join together and refuse to pay levy
10 February 2011
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Keep power in reserve for a crisis
10 February 2011
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Keith Richards: Premium could pay for FSCS and FSA
10 Feb 2011
Tenet distribution and development director suggests the FSA and the compensation scheme could be funded by premium charged on investments.
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Let's do launch
10 February 2011
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Liechtenstein deal offers 'biggest tax giveaway in 30 years'
10 February 2011
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Liz Field
10 February 2011
The Financial Skills Partnership chief executive is working to raise the profile of the industry to attract new blood through work experience schemes.
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Lloyd George's Ko to retire after 29 years in industry
10 Feb 2011
Lloyd George Management director Adaline Ko is retir- ing after 29 years in financial services.
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Marriage counselling
10 February 2011
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McMahon quits Friends for Aegon
10 February 2011
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MEP plea for pay rise for Euro regulators
11 Feb 2011
The remuneration package for heads of the European supervisory authorities must improve to give them the political clout to do their jobs effectively, says MEP Peter Skinner.
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Mind the gap! Matt Trott, Head of Annuities, LV=
9 Feb 2011
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MM Leader: Regulation rethink needs to be carefully considered
11 Feb 2011
As legislation is prepared, Parliament and regulators have a rare chance to reshape regulation for the better.
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MPs don't want CPMA to be consumer champion
10 February 2011
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Mr motivator
10 February 2011
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Nest begins search for responsible ownership provider
9 Feb 2011
National scheme also looks to recruit chairs and initial members of employer and member panels.
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Nest chief welcomes foreign rivals
10 Feb 2011
Tim Jones dismisses fears that foreign rivals could see the Nest struggle to meet its membership target.
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Nest picks mandate managers
10 February 2011
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New ASA powers will result in dual regulation
10 Feb 2011
The Advertising Standards Authority’s new powers to regulate advisers’ online promotions will result in dual regulation, according to Finance & Technology Research Centre director Ian McKenna.
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Out of context
10 February 2011
“My name’s John, not John the Baptist.”
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Passport control
10 February 2011
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Paymentshield in indemnity commission deal
10 Feb 2011
Paymentshield is offering advisers an additional commission option which will pay 60 per cent indemnity commission over two years.
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Protected rights cannot be used for flexible drawdown until 2012
10 Feb 2011
Savers will be prevented from cashing in protected rights pension entitlements using flexible drawdown until April 2012.
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Pru distribution director says restricted advice not a second-class service
10 Feb 2011
Prudential distribution strategy director Russell Warwick believes advisers will embrace restricted advice models after the RDR.
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Qrops firms snub claims that annuity rules will hit demand
10 February 2011
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RDR support slumps to 47% in two years
10 February 2011
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Real time
10 February 2011
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Reliefs under review
10 February 2011
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Report urges compulsory public sector Nest participation
11 Feb 2011
Michael Johnson says “brave” Government would target “pure” public sector DC provision by 2020.
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Santander small business lending boosts profits
10 February 2011
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Sants' figures wouldn't have stood up in court
10 February 2011
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ScotLife says another bank will exit advice
10 Feb 2011
Barclays’ exit from the advice market was an act of “brutal segmentation” and at least one more big bank is likely to follow suit, according to Scottish Life.
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Shifting sands
14 Feb 2011
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Should all mortgage advice be compulsory?
11 Feb 2011
Some fear a fallout from an EU ban on non-advised sales of mortgages, reports Paul Thomas.
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Should the Government scrap mortgage stamp duty?
11 Feb 2011
New director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies Paul Johnson says stamp duty on housing “gums up” the market and should be scrapped.
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Sipp firms face huge cost
10 February 2011
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Study claims plan to expose short-selling is flawed
10 February 2011
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Take the RDR initiative
10 February 2011
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The FSCS levy needs to be structured fairly throughout the industry
10 Feb 2011
Sheriah Bradbury says future levies must be cost appropriate and transparent to the industry.
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The strength of FSCS anger
10 Feb 2011
Nic Cicutti says trade bodies should get more aggressive in their approach to the FSCS.
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Those to blame should pay the FSCS price
15 Feb 2011
Rob Reid says he has no problem with liability for his advice but there must be a level playing field where those at fault are first in line to pay.
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Track attack
14 Feb 2011
A low-cost tracker from JPM could be the first of many such products, says Chris Salih, as the industry looks to challenge the growth in mediocre passive funds.
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Ward: 'Mortgages could take 10 years to rally'
11 Feb 2011
Home Funding chief executive Tony Ward fears the mortgage market could take 10 years to recover because there will be no significant activity in the securitisation market for up to five years.
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With-profits freeze for investors while funds soar
10 February 2011
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Yeadon quits Schroders after plan to combine multi teams
10 February 2011
