Money Marketing
17 May 2006
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26% Of brokers will not offer home packs
18 May 2006
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A tight turn
18 May 2006
Millfield's disclosure that its talks with a buyer have fallen through and that it has now brought in turn-round consultants poses the questions of why did the deal fail and can the consultants revive the business?
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A&L takeover draws closer after suitor confirms interest
22 May 2006
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A&M warning to advisers
18 May 2006
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ABI needs a sense of balance
18 May 2006
The Association of British Insurers believes everything is hunky dory with the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
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ABI wants to leave the levy to advisers
18 May 2006
They should think again about watching advisers being wiped out'
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Action group bid in Sesame file fight
18 May 2006
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A-Day boost for Aegon pension business
18 May 2006
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Adviser concerns at 'MBA in a day'
18 May 2006
CII sets up course to 'challenge delegates intellectually and strengthen skills'
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Advisers told of potential flaws in Islamic loans
18 May 2006
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Aifa rejects product-based levy for FSCS
18 May 2006
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B&B returns to tied model
17 May 2006
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Bestinsurance launches MPPI product for FTBs
19 May 2006
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BM Solutions set for record month
17 May 2006
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BM Solutions set for record month
18 May 2006
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Body armour has safety covered
18 May 2006
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Bonus operandi
18 May 2006
Chasing commission has blinded the industry to its ethical responsibilities
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Brokers parry CML attack
18 May 2006
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Canada Life takes on Equitable annuities
18 May 2006
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Cazalet claims that life firms are recycling cash
18 May 2006
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Charged atmosphere
18 May 2006
In the sixth part of a series on the IFA Guide to Working With Accountants and Solicitors, Sifa managing director Ian Muirhead looks at building fee-based client relationships
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Childs joins Eden Financial's senior team
23 May 2006
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Choice cuts
18 May 2006
Unless MPPI premiums are cut, big losses on mortgages will be inevitable
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Christows wary over growing correlation
18 May 2006
The increasing correlation between asset classes could hit fund of funds managers using a multi-asset approach if markets fall, warns Christows.
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Close joins move into special sits
18 May 2006
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Close to grow fund admin and trust businesses
23 May 2006
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CML reports record lending figures for April
19 May 2006
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Cob handbook to take Mifid style
17 May 2006
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Cob handbook to take Mifid style
18 May 2006
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Commercial GI deal for Bankhall
18 May 2006
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Correspondent's week
18 May 2006
This week by personal finance editor of The Scotsman Jennifer Hill
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Curry favour
18 May 2006
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De-linked MPPI product launched by Charcol
22 May 2006
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Dip into the profit stream
18 May 2006
Andy Cherkas, a principal in the Tillinghast business of Towers Perrin, outlines three possibilities for achieving a sustainable profit stream
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Direct buyers face IHT blow
18 May 2006
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Easter aiming to mend firm's 'broken model'
18 May 2006
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Edward Jones finds the adviser formula
18 May 2006
'We are specifically attracting people with experience in the industry'
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Flight on A-list for safe seat
18 May 2006
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Flight on A-list for safe seat
17 May 2006
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Focus offers delivery of The Matrix
23 May 2006
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FSA admits misleading ex-IFA on cut-off point for claims
18 May 2006
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FSA clashes with insurers over stakeholder failings
18 May 2006
Tiner blames lack of industry engagement for the low take-up of stakeholder products
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FSA says exploit Mifid opportunities
18 May 2006
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FSA says exploit Mifid opportunities
17 May 2006
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FTSE back below 6,000 as concerns rise over dollar
18 May 2006
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Fund firms braced for correction
18 May 2006
Miton Optimal and Insinger de Beaufort are becoming increasingly cautious on emerging markets and commodities amid expectations of a short-term correction.
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FundsNetwork goes on the road
17 May 2006
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FundsNetwork goes on the road
18 May 2006
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Gartmore MBO announcement imminent
23 May 2006
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Get planning up to par
18 May 2006
The IFP runs one non-financial planning-related event in its calendar. The annual golf day, sponsored by Old Mutual, took place recently and attrac-ted 60 people.
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Give me industrial strength
18 May 2006
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Half of FTBs pay stamp duty
18 May 2006
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High-earners could see S2P cash slashed
18 May 2006
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Hips will be bad for market, says BSA
18 May 2006
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Home-grown talent
18 May 2006
The success story behind Buckles' graduate recruitment scheme
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IFA firm Montpelier doubles stake in Millfield
18 May 2006
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IFS says advisers getting appetite for equity release
18 May 2006
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Infocomp wraps up deal
18 May 2006
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Into the mix
18 May 2006
Skandia's strategy for attracting and retaining the best people
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Invesco Perpetual bolsters Asian equities team
19 May 2006
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Investment View: Wealth of tactics
18 May 2006
I have often referred to the thankless task of being an investment manager.
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Is there nothing...
18 May 2006
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Jelley claims victory as Revenue signals U-turn on IHT reform
18 May 2006
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Just say no
18 May 2006
Why vote for demutualisation when Standard Life is thriving again?
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Key plans move into IHT and annuities
18 May 2006
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Labour MP calls for repo crackdown on lenders
18 May 2006
Questionable and somewhat arbitrary behaviour of lenders means one regulator should cover secured loans'
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Leaked white paper reveals two admin alternatives for NPSS
22 May 2006
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Learning curve
18 May 2006
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Leeds Building Society launches three year base rate tracker
17 May 2006
Leeds Building Society has launched a three year base rate tracker mortgage which is currently only 4.5 per cent, allows unlimited capital repayments without penalty and has no higher lending charge.
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Lehman aims to lead non-standard market
18 May 2006
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Lighthouse sets up a four-day CFP crash course
18 May 2006
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Living the dream
18 May 2006
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Matthews says wrap will build secure foundation
18 May 2006
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Merger for pension and actuarial firms
17 May 2006
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Merger for pension and actuarial firms
18 May 2006
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Metal gurus to offer hedge fund
18 May 2006
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Midas says more firms will seek links with platforms
18 May 2006
Midas Capital believes there will be greater integration between fund of fund managers, insurance companies, wraps and fund supermarkets.
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Mortgage View: Swinging from the Hips
18 May 2006
We find ourselves in the middle of the awards' season. I attended another ceremony last week and most of us felt that, save for a few notable examples, the short lists and awards lacked credibility.
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MPs ponder Which? proposals for equity release
18 May 2006
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Multi-manager View: Alpha and omega
18 May 2006
The recent outperformance by small and medium-cap stocks has not just applied in the UK. In the US, large-cap stocks have risen by 12.2 per cent over 12 months, well below the 27.8 per cent from small caps.
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Muslims may have to sell homes to pay IHT
18 May 2006
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NAPF aiming to spread the pension word
18 May 2006
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New Abbey branches will aid brokers
17 May 2006
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'New Abbey branches will aid brokers'
18 May 2006
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New MPPI launches offering no-claims related benefits
22 May 2006
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Northern Ireland IFAs missed out on training
18 May 2006
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Norwich and Peterborough chief elected as BSA chairman
18 May 2006
Norwich and Peterborough Building Society chief executive Matthew Bullock has been elected Chairman of the Building Societies Association for 2006-2007.
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NU and HSBC move into PTA market
18 May 2006
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NU and HSBC move into PTA market
17 May 2006
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NU and Rock lead rise in equity-release rates
18 May 2006
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Olympics help boost BTL market
23 May 2006
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Online teaching aids from Sesame
18 May 2006
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Opening of Arab Gateway
18 May 2006
It has been very difficult for UK investors to invest in the Arab/Gulf Cooperation Council stockmarkets. The performance of these markets as measured by the Shuaa Capital Arab Comp index has been outstanding. It has risen by substantial amounts over the past five years although recently there has been a setback of around 15 per cent. This should be a buying opportunity.
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Origo collaborates with Pisces
19 May 2006
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Pair win M&G Ascot competition
18 May 2006
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Panellists take profits
18 May 2006
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Parting of the weighs
18 May 2006
Most pension issues rise or fall in prominence due to changes in legislation, regulation or social trends. The importance of the topic I will be talking about in this article - pensions and divorce - is influenced by all these factors and many more.
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Paymentshield hires new compliance director
19 May 2006
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Peak-time viewing
18 May 2006
Global economic expansion could be starting to slow down despite major M&A activity
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Pensions Advisory Service launches pro bono mediation service
17 May 2006
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People on the move
18 May 2006
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Periodic tables
18 May 2006
How is the 10-year anniversary charge calculated on a settlement?
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Personal Touch appoints Robin Dowling as GI manager
22 May 2006
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Peter Chadborn
18 May 2006
The principal and co-founder of CBK went to a New Jersey college on a soccer scholarship and he is still on the ball by repositioning the company so that each office has autonomy to develop in its own way. Interview by Nicola York.
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Positive Solutions brings in Gardner to lead distribution
18 May 2006
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Principle-based regulation could threaten PI market
18 May 2006
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Product matters: Special delivery
18 May 2006
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Psychologists probe consumer minds
18 May 2006
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Public should pay for FSCS
18 May 2006
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Quarter of homeowners have no repayment cover
18 May 2006
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Remortgage decline could signal demise of rate tarts
18 May 2006
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Restoring earnings' link paves way for NPSS
18 May 2006
Significant compromise' by Treasury lifts the biggest barrier to Turner's pension reforms
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'Revenue said Brown's IHT shock was crazy'
18 May 2006
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Ron Sandler unveiled as Paternoster chairman
18 May 2006
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RU64 set to be abolished
18 May 2006
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RU64 set to be abolished
17 May 2006
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Rural housing significantly less affordable
19 May 2006
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Sandler joins Paternoster as chairman
23 May 2006
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Scot Eq policy valuations live on Exweb
22 May 2006
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Scot Eq Protect links with Red Arc
22 May 2006
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Seeing red
18 May 2006
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Sesame wins PI deal for members
18 May 2006
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'Set aside politics to give NPSS 20 years'
18 May 2006
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Seven pillars of wisdom
18 May 2006
A legal firm seeks advice on its group life scheme in light of the Budget changes to inheritance tax and trusts
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SimplyBiz links up with Lifetime
18 May 2006
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SimplyBiz links up with Lifetime
17 May 2006
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Sipp deal offers free first year
18 May 2006
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Sipps steam ahead
18 May 2006
The alternative investment opportunities provided by Sipps make the role of the adviser and scheme administrator even more vital, says Pointon York Sipp Solutions managing director Christine Hallett
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Sitting bull or running bear?
18 May 2006
Matt Goodburn looks at whether we are approaching a market watershed
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Skandia seeks top 10 ideas for fund
18 May 2006
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Skandia seeks top 10 ideas for funds
17 May 2006
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Smooth out the dents
18 May 2006
We must work to improve the image of critical-illness cover and raise consumer confidence
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SocGen kicks off World Cup warrant
18 May 2006
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SocGen sets up roadshows on warrant trading
18 May 2006
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Standard gift on hold for clarity on IHT
18 May 2006
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Start thinking again
18 May 2006
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Super model
18 May 2006
Tenet Group chief executive Simon Hudson defends the network concept
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Swap shop for fixes
18 May 2006
Guy Anker analyses whether trackers are set to take over from fixed rates
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Tantrums over TCF
18 May 2006
A few weeks ago, I suggested that paranoia is a key personality trait among IFAs. My comments stung quite a few of you into emailing me on the subject, with some of the responses weirder than the role played by Gene Hackman in the 1970s' film The Conversation, where he appears as a surveillance expert who refuses to buy a phone and will not tell his girlfriend his real age or what he does for a living.
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Tax-free cash under threat
18 May 2006
It looks as if the industry as a whole has jumped the gun in its interpretation of the rules'
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Tebbutt hits back at critics
18 May 2006
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The bigger picture
18 May 2006
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The Heat is on
18 May 2006
Aaarrggggh. Yet more technical papers that must be read. I don't know about you but my pile of reading is nearly reaching the ceiling.
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This week in Protection
18 May 2006
An increase to the retirement age by three years could put even greater pressure on employee benefit schemes and force insurers' hands when it comes to determining policy details of group risk schemes, according to UnumProvident.
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This week in Regulation
17 May 2006
Bashing the FSA's treating customers fairly regime would appear to be all the rage once again. It seems everyone is straining at the leash to knock the jewel in the FSA's principles based crown, from top industry bosses such as Park Row chief executive Peter Sprung, to the Law Society.
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Threesixty launches protection panel
18 May 2006
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'Training shift could leave small advisers out in cold'
18 May 2006
Regulation expert warns that providers could find it uneconomical to train small firms
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'Turner-type report needed for public sector pensions'
18 May 2006
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UCB launches brace of products
18 May 2006
UCB Home Loans will launch two new exclusive products in partnership with some of its national accounts next week.
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UCB reduces rate on its BTL tracker
19 May 2006
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Union flags fly for social responsibility
18 May 2006
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Up to 2bn in pension credits still unclaimed
18 May 2006
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Warning for IFA 'mystery shopping' regulator
18 May 2006
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West Brom opens arm for intermediaries
18 May 2006
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Why is Standard on this mission?
18 May 2006
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Winter warning
18 May 2006
Damage from the proposed NPSS will be felt before it is even implemented
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Winterthurwants hard-hitting Govt ad push for pensions
18 May 2006
