Money Marketing
15 August 2007
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All just a guessing game
17 Aug 2007
I know I’ve said it before, but this really doesn’t feel like summer yet – in more ways than one. The inconsistent weather seems to be echoing the state of the markets, and the financial services sector is suffering the ripple effect.
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Loan broking firm buys network
16 Aug 2007
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Sants star speaker for Aifa dinner
16 Aug 2007
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20 firms now signed to Nucleus
20 Aug 2007
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A shaw thing
16 Aug 2007
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A third of FSA enforcement staff to leave due to move to principles
16 Aug 2007
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Abbey warns of transfer restrictions on Isas
21 Aug 2007
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ABI demands Government increases investment in flood defences
21 Aug 2007
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ABN AMRO puts its money on growth stocks
21 Aug 2007
Growth stocks look set to benefit from short-term investor caution and a European slowdown in the medium term, says ABN AMRO.
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Acceptable risk
16 Aug 2007
Martin Archer, legal and claims director at PI insurer Collegiate Management Services, rebuffs FSA criticism of risk assessment carried out by the PI industry and says insurers are not in business to police IFAs
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A-Day still shining for Aegon
16 Aug 2007
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Allianz announces wellbeing conference
20 Aug 2007
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Amber Homeloans enhances unlimited adverse product but increases rates on self-cert and near prime ranges
20 Aug 2007
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Annuities reach four-year high
16 Aug 2007
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Assureweb adds Cirencester cover
16 Aug 2007
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Axa fears life firms writing cheques to win new business
16 Aug 2007
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Axe and Aegon see big boost to offshore sales
16 Aug 2007
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Bank backlash
16 Aug 2007
While the row over the retail distribution review rumbles on, I want to turn this week to another subject - bank charges.
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Bank of England makes emergency loan to unidentified firm
21 Aug 2007
The Bank of England says it has made an emergency loan of £314m to a mystery organisation through its standing lending facility.
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Battle ahead over IHT
20 Aug 2007
It looks like we will be returning to more traditional political battle lines for economic policy with the Conservatives to offer cuts to IHT, regulation and other taxes in the run up to the next election.
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Bee says personal accounts should adhere to TCF
20 Aug 2007
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Beware of currency volatility, warns HiFX
17 Aug 2007
Currency brokers HiFX are urging international property investors and people planning to emigrate overseas to act now to protect themselves against currency volatility.
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Biotech manager Powell joining Polar Capital
16 Aug 2007
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Bouncing bonds
16 Aug 2007
Continued turbulence in bond markets has sent Pru rushing for shelter while investors appear to be abandoning the sector as better opportunities become available in cash. Yet Chris Salih says not all fund managers are so bearish and some are beginning to see reasonable value in the asset class
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Bounty hunters
16 Aug 2007
Considering some of the arguments raised in the Arctic Systems case
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British Insurance homeloan cover
16 Aug 2007
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Broker talkback
16 Aug 2007
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Burdett and Potter start Thames River voyage
15 Aug 2007
Multi-manager starlets Gary Potter and Robert Burdett have joined Thames River after completing their six-month gardening leaves at Credit Suisse.
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Burns-Anderson launches adviser profit calculator
21 Aug 2007
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Burnside quits Standard to head e-business at NU
16 Aug 2007
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C&G creates new £99 upfront fee
20 Aug 2007
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C&G puts focus on 100% loans
16 Aug 2007
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Captain of industry
16 Aug 2007
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Clerical rectifies 28,000 incorrect with-profit bonuses
17 Aug 2007
Clerical Medical has admitted bonuses paid on encashed policies and future bonus calculations on 28,000 with-profits policies were incorrect and has announced measures to refund policyholders.
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CML reports record lending in July
20 Aug 2007
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Concern over qualifications
16 Aug 2007
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Credit ratings agencies under European Commission investigation
16 Aug 2007
The European Commission is investigating credit ratings agencies’ slow reaction to the US sub-prime mortgage crises with Moody’s and S&P issuing statements saying they will cooperate.
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Credit Suisse gets merger go-ahead
16 Aug 2007
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CSAM fills UK equity income void with Ashby
16 Aug 2007
Credit Suisse has hired Sarasin Chiswell’s Graham Ashby to take on the group’s £1.25bn equity income fund range.
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Dances with wolves
16 Aug 2007
Back from the US via Canada, I tackle the mountain of paper that awaits me. Not the mail - my team are too efficient for that. I am talking about the weekly and monthly trade papers.
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db committed to sub-prime lending
16 Aug 2007
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DB Mortgages to increase sub-prime rates by 1 per cent
17 Aug 2007
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DB Mortgages withdraws self-cert and first time buyer sub-prime mortgages
15 Aug 2007
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Dedicated sales teams planned for RBSIP brands
16 Aug 2007
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Defaqto urges providers to close income protection gap
20 Aug 2007
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Deng heads Baring HK China fund
16 Aug 2007
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Deutsch courage
16 Aug 2007
German chancellor Angela Merkel has put the country back on the road to long-term economic growth
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Emerging markets will bounce back, says F&C
21 Aug 2007
Stock markets across the emerging economies have not escaped the recent global equity market turmoil but the outlook for economic growth remains strong, according to F&C.
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Employers concerned at effects of age legislation
16 Aug 2007
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End the confusion
16 Aug 2007
A universal method of disclosure is needed to inform investors properly
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Energy level
16 Aug 2007
With most major governments concentrating on encouraging the reduction of carbon emissions, an investment in renew-able energy companies is sensible.
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Equity markets will remain volatile, says Henderson Global Investors
20 Aug 2007
Equity markets will remain volatile in the short-term but could end the year higher, according to Henderson Global Investors.
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Exit makes re-entry
16 Aug 2007
Will Henley reports that after the controversial intervention of the FSA, mortgage exit fees are starting to resurface in a different guise
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F&C launches its mutual funds range in Austria
20 Aug 2007
F&C has announced the introduction of its mutual funds range into the Austrian market, with a total of 16 funds registered for distribution.
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Fidelity warns investors with assets in cash to choose wisely
20 Aug 2007
Fidelity is warning investors with assets in cash to ensure that their fund suits their risk profile, saying investors who want security for their capital must choose carefully.
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Fine art gets brush-off as search widens for investments
16 Aug 2007
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First Actuarial calls for Govt to review transfer value regs
16 Aug 2007
First Actuarial has called for the Government to look again at its draft regulations on the calculation of transfer values from final salary pension schemes.
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First National caps 1st mortgage range of products at 95 per cent
17 Aug 2007
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FNW adds free online switching
15 Aug 2007
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Fof mixture
16 Aug 2007
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Franklin Templeton launches three Sicav funds
17 Aug 2007
Franklin Templeton Investments has announced the launch of three new Sicav funds within its Luxembourg-domiciled Franklin Templeton investment funds range.
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Friends says Resolution deal still on as sales rise
16 Aug 2007
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FSA drops FSCS wholesale plan
16 Aug 2007
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FSA told to name 12 firms in endowment blunders
16 Aug 2007
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FTB numbers fall to 35,600
16 Aug 2007
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FTSE makes minor recovery
17 Aug 2007
The FTSE clawed its way back over 5900 this morning on the back of US speculation that the Federal Reserve is to cut interest rates following heavy losses in the past few days.
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Fund managers praise the Fed's rate cut
17 Aug 2007
Fund managers have praised the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut the rate at which it lends money to banks from 6.25 per cent to 5.75 per cent.
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FundsNetwork launches online switching service
15 Aug 2007
Fidelity FundsNetwork has launched an online switching service for its SIPP, onshore investment bond and international bond.
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Fundsnetwork warning over HMRC methodology on DGTs
21 Aug 2007
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Get in control for re-reg
16 Aug 2007
The ability of wrap providers to carry out platform to platform re-registration or, in many cases, the lack of it, has long been one of the most contentious issues in the market.
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GMAC-RFC no longer accepting unlimited adverse as it increases rates by 0.75 per cent
21 Aug 2007
GMAC-RFC has made changes to its product range including withdrawing its unlimited adverse business product just days after it last re-priced.
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Grandads saving cash for kids
16 Aug 2007
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Guernsey brings in ID laws for cash transfers
16 Aug 2007
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Hey advisers, leave those Sipps alone
16 Aug 2007
Following last week’s debate about so-called “pseudo” Sipps operating in the market, a couple of people have jumped to their defence.
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Higgins leaving HBOS in shake-up
16 Aug 2007
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High transaction costs in offshore property market
17 Aug 2007
The Global Property Guide has released a report warning investors of the high transaction costs involved in investing in offshore property.
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HIPs to be rolled out to three bedroom houses on September 10
17 Aug 2007
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HMRC increases interest on late tax payments
20 Aug 2007
Saffery Champness is advising taxpayers to submit their tax on time after HMRC announced it has increased the interest charged on late payments by as much as 1 per cent.
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Improvements on the Way
16 Aug 2007
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In the out door
16 Aug 2007
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India's economic growth rate boom
15 Aug 2007
India’s economic growth rate hit 7 per cent per annum over the last five years, earning it a place among the fastest growing economies in the world, according to Halifax.
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Infinity mortgages postpones market re-entry
20 Aug 2007
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Inflation drops to 1.9% in July
16 Aug 2007
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Insight to merge three funds into two
21 Aug 2007
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Investec announces new portfolio manager
21 Aug 2007
Investec Asset Management has announced the appointment of Richard Benson as a portfolio manager in its currency management team.
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Investors should look to funds of hedge funds, says S&P
16 Aug 2007
Funds of hedge funds are a good proposition for investors looking for long-term investment returns without excessive risk, according to Standard & Poor's Fund Services.
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Is green growth the new greed?
16 Aug 2007
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It's in the mix
16 Aug 2007
Many people forget that retirement planning does not just revolve around pension schemes
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James Hay adds Norwich Union and Capita funds to its wrap
21 Aug 2007
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John Jory
16 Aug 2007
The former Allied Dunbar director has spent the last 10 years helping construction workers lay down firm foundations for their retirement with pension provider B&CE. Having built up one of the most successful stakeholder pensions in the industry, he is unconvinced that personal accounts will prove a better product and is concerned at how lack of education has left the public fearful that pension saving could actually harm their prospects in retirement. Interview by Will Henley
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Johnson set to quit PosSol early to join True Potential
16 Aug 2007
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Jonathan Cornell named as new Hamptons managing director
20 Aug 2007
Hamptons International Mortgages has confirmed that technical director Jonathan Cornell will be the new managing director of its mortgages division with immediate effect.
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Just cause for a service rethink
16 Aug 2007
Sam Shaw on how Just Retirement has topped the Sesame service index and is giving some of the big providers a lesson in standards
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Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the pension water
16 Aug 2007
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Kensington issues guarantee to brokers that it will not pull out of adverse market
20 Aug 2007
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Kensington latest lender to reprice adverse core range
16 Aug 2007
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L&G is offering advisers tips on business protection
15 Aug 2007
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LCP warns of impact of credit crunch on DB schemes
16 Aug 2007
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Lenders add longer fixes
16 Aug 2007
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Level crossing
16 Aug 2007
The Revenue has confirmed the tax position of scheme pensions
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LV= recruits managers for intermediary division
16 Aug 2007
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Meyrick resigns from JO Hambro
20 Aug 2007
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MM targeting offshore arena
16 Aug 2007
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Montpelier buys London IFA Principia
16 Aug 2007
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More players on the field
16 Aug 2007
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Mott highlights August opportunities
15 Aug 2007
PSigma equity income manager Bill Mott believes that there is still some deep value in the markets despite their “traumatised state” in the midst of recent market volatility.
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Newcastle Building Society launches offset product with Praxis
20 Aug 2007
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Northern Rock sees its shares hit a three-year low
16 Aug 2007
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NS&I products to be sold through WHSmith
21 Aug 2007
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NU is first firm to apply CI condition retrospectively
16 Aug 2007
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NU set to cut pension charges as sales slide
16 Aug 2007
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Off the beaten track
16 Aug 2007
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Out of step
16 Aug 2007
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Pensions Office facing unfair dismissal claims
16 Aug 2007
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Pioneer announces autumn seminars
15 Aug 2007
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Plea to reveal all annuity rates
16 Aug 2007
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Pointon in specie transfer deal
16 Aug 2007
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Positive Lending joins Association of Finance Brokers
15 Aug 2007
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PPF consults over levy plans
16 Aug 2007
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Premier fails to get MBO backing
16 Aug 2007
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Private investors top City pros says Capita
20 Aug 2007
Private investors were better prepared for the correction in the UK stock markets in the second half of July and the beginning of August than professionals, according to Capita.
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Propertyfinder.com publishes August index
15 Aug 2007
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Protection business slumps in price war
16 Aug 2007
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Protection 'heading towards daily pricing' as competition hots up
16 Aug 2007
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Providers vow to bounce back
16 Aug 2007
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Pru hedges £4bn bond exposure
16 Aug 2007
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PYV predicts PI rate increase looming
15 Aug 2007
PYV is predicting the professional indemnity insurance market is about to hit the bottom of the cycle.
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RAM raiding micro caps
16 Aug 2007
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Recent market drop won't affect pension funds, says NAPF
17 Aug 2007
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Record high for consumer satisfaction of IFA service
16 Aug 2007
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Rent a wrap talks for Prudential
16 Aug 2007
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Resolution's multi-manager boutique to be called Maia Capital
20 Aug 2007
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Royal London and Royal Liver will not merge
15 Aug 2007
Royal London and Royal Liver have announced they will not merge after the Royal Liver board decided not to accept Royal London's offer in a meeting held yesterday and continued this morning.
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Safety thirst
16 Aug 2007
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Santander AM appoints new senior marketing manager
15 Aug 2007
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ScotLife says the future is primary or professional
16 Aug 2007
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Scottish Legal Life turns Friendly
20 Aug 2007
Scottish Legal Life has confirmed plans to transfer its book of business to Scottish Friendly in a deal that will boost Scottish Friendly’s funds under management by approximately £200m.
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Scottish Widows Bank launches key worker mortgage
20 Aug 2007
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'Securitisations will be big test for UK lenders'
16 Aug 2007
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Shareholders R Us
15 Aug 2007
When Premier Asset Management chief executive Mike O’Shea spoke about the board’s decision to accept a £51.9m management buyout of the business he could hardly have envisaged the way events would have panned out over the next few weeks.
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Shareholders R Us
15 Aug 2007
When Premier Asset Management chief executive Mike O’Shea spoke about the board’s decision to accept a £51.9m management buyout of the business he could hardly have envisaged the way events would have panned out over the next few weeks.
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SIML launches emerging markets vehicle
16 Aug 2007
SIML has launched a global emerging markets equity fund in response to growing adviser demand.
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Skandia challenges firms on net figures
16 Aug 2007
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Split decisions
16 Aug 2007
Advisers should be worrying more about market segmentation than commission and fees
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Starkey mulls legal action after Tooze letter
16 Aug 2007
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'Stop slamming Sipps'
16 Aug 2007
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Student union
16 Aug 2007
It has recently been announced that the UK is enjoying the lowest level of unemployment for many years. The figure still exceeds 1.2 million and there are some of us around who can remember when a figure of one million caused a political storm. Perhaps today we must accept such figures and celebrate the fact that they are no higher.
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Sub-prime rates to soar
16 Aug 2007
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Sub-prime time poses twin threat
16 Aug 2007
It has not been a fun couple of weeks for the sub-prime mortgage market or some global fund managers.
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Sub-prime turmoil
16 Aug 2007
DB Mortgages' withdrawal of its sub-prime range has sent a shockwave through the market, with lenders looking at their books. By Tanya Powley
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Suitors are lining up for Burns-Anderson
16 Aug 2007
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T Bailey mega move for growth fund
16 Aug 2007
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'Tackle taboo of public sector pensions'
16 Aug 2007
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Ted Scott warns market has further to fall
16 Aug 2007
F&C income fund manager Ted Scott is warning that problems with the credit markets will spill over into the real economy meaning the UK stock market has further to fall.
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The Darling of our office party
16 Aug 2007
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The Royal wedding is off
21 Aug 2007
It is August and although it is still unseasonably miserable outside the protection industry has somewhat ground to a halt, which I hear is the norm at this time of year.
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The storm will pass, says BlackRock
21 Aug 2007
Investors should not panic or react to short-term market swings, but rather wait and let the storm blow over, according to BlackRock.
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The up and down lives of the sub-prime lenders
17 Aug 2007
It’s been another fun-filled week in mortgages with the effects of the US sub-prime mortgage market once again at the fore of the news. This week has seen a number of lenders confirm that they will be re-pricing their products as an effect of the volatile marketplace.
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Thinc buys benefits company
16 Aug 2007
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Third best ideas fund from Skandia
16 Aug 2007
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Threadneedle to lose European select fund manager Cliff
16 Aug 2007
Threadneedle European select fund manager Philip Cliff is leaving the firm to start up his own boutique.
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Tories plan to cut back regulation
16 Aug 2007
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Tory group calls for IHT to be scrapped
17 Aug 2007
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Tory report calls for new “regulatory court” in radical shake up of FOS complaints process
17 Aug 2007
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Underwriting by phone
16 Aug 2007
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Unum slams Defaqto's income protection report
21 Aug 2007
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Urch joins Fidelity to target institutions
16 Aug 2007
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UX Mortgages latest lender to postpone new product range
20 Aug 2007
UX Mortgages has become the latest lender to announce that it has postponed the launch of its new product range due to continued turbulence in the global financial markets.
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Victoria to increase sub-prime product rates by 2.5 per cent
17 Aug 2007
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Webline hits 100 million quotes
21 Aug 2007
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When it comes to the crunch...
16 Aug 2007
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Williams de Broe says this is a crash
17 Aug 2007
Williams de Broe says that the current market correction is fast becoming a crash.
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Wind in the sales
16 Aug 2007
Standard's Sipp is carrying a valuable cargo but is it a sustainable trade?
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Women 'carthorses' care for their clients
16 Aug 2007
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Worst banking crisis in decades, says Blue Planet IM
16 Aug 2007
