Money Marketing
18 April 2007
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Over half of advisers back shadow plan
19 Apr 2007
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Purnell announces review panel and issues call for evidence
23 Apr 2007
The Government has announced details of a funding review to help to people who lost money when their pension schemes collapsed.
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Sales head Beddall quits Credit Suisse
19 Apr 2007
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4,000 More City jobs to be created this year
20 Apr 2007
Around 4,200 more City jobs will be created this year, according to research from the Centre for Economic and Business Research. Most of the employment growth has been in the professional services sector, including law and accountancy roles, making up 2,800 new jobs in the Square Mile and Canary Wharf.
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98 small firms lose permission over RMAR failures
19 Apr 2007
The FSA cancelled the permissions of 151 small firms in 2006-07 compared with 161 the previous year, with 98 failing to submit RMAR returns.
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A corner for a foreign yield
19 Apr 2007
Advisers are increasingly recognising the long-term prospects for global income.
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A fistful of pounds
18 Apr 2007
Neil Woodford’s income funds were once again the lynchpins of what has turned out to be a very up and down Isa season.
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A notion divided
19 Apr 2007
The changing nature of equity income has made it near impossible to distinguish between those managers who seek to provide a rising dividend and those willing to sacrifice some income in favour of potentially higher capital gains.
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A shaw thing
19 Apr 2007
Sad news, we know, but Correspondent's Week has finally come to an end as Money Marketing launches a new trio of society columnists to the world of financial services.
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A tasty addition for financial providers
19 Apr 2007
Having come through another Isa season, it is easy to see the benefits of a tasty wrap as a seasonal addition to the menu.
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A third of FTBs borrowing five-times income
18 Apr 2007
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Abbey axes up-front costs on loan range
19 Apr 2007
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Abbey promises no fees for homemovers
18 Apr 2007
Abbey has launched a raft of new products that remove all of the upfront costs for homemovers.
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ABI accused of leaving IFAs in dark on CI
19 Apr 2007
Scottish Provident has hit out at the Association of British Insurers for leaving IFAs uninformed on critical-illness insurance developments by not communicating its statement of best practice effectively to them.
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ACA calls for shared risk schemes as part of deregulatory review
20 Apr 2007
The Government must introduce radical reforms in its deregulatory review of pensions including a “shared risk” scheme to avoid levelling down as a result of personal accounts, says the Association of Consulting Actuaries.
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A-Day effect wears off for Aviva
24 Apr 2007
Aviva reported a slight drop in UK pension sales as the A-Day effect began to wear off.
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Adviser Fund Index
19 Apr 2007
The rules for the construction of the Adviser Fund Indices have been revised, allowing the panellists greater access to multi-manager funds.
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Ahipp blasts reform scaremongers
19 Apr 2007
Hip supporters have hit out at critics of the new regime in an outspoken statement headed, "Lies, damn lies and uninformed Hip critics.
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Aifa revamps site to widen careers focus
20 Apr 2007
Aifa and the AMI have set up an extended graduate career section as part of its revamped website, with information about profess-ional development and a job search section.
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Alternative medicine
19 Apr 2007
Sarah Hall looks at the problems of giving advice on annuity alternatives.
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ASA rejects complaints about Hip ads
19 Apr 2007
The Advertising Standards Authority has rejected a series of complaints against controversial Government home information pack marketing.
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Aviva's Snowball leaves for Towergate
23 Apr 2007
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B&CE backs proposals to make it pay to save
19 Apr 2007
B&CE Benefit Schemes has thrown its weight behind the Department for Work and pensions select committee's recommendations for an increase in the amount that people can save into pension personal accounts without eroding means-tested benefits.
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Balls calls for Age 70 rule to be scrapped
23 Apr 2007
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Barclays backlog on cash Isa
19 Apr 2007
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Barclays' Skirton joins Gartmore as non-exec chairman
18 Apr 2007
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Barnard to launch protection review awards
19 Apr 2007
The architect of critical illness cover Dr Marius Barnard, will be the guest speaker at this year’s Protection Review launch dinner on July 11.
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Best year yet for the finance masters
20 Apr 2007
Virtually every masters in finance graduate from London Business School found employment within three months of graduating in 2006, making it the best recruitment year yet for the school.
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Beyond the hype
19 Apr 2007
So much for the pessimism of a number of commentators who, like me, have been warning of a potential setback in share prices. Last week saw the UK market continue its upward progression and break through 6,400 for the first time in more six years.
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BlackRock's big in Japan
19 Apr 2007
Just when you thought that morale at bigger firms is not quite what it is cut out to be, the Diary is here to prove you wrong.
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BoS and TMB raise LTVs to 90%
19 Apr 2007
HBOS pair Bank of Scotland and The Mortgage Business have increased their loan-to-value ratios to 90 per cent on a number of products.
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Brand stand
19 Apr 2007
We now appear to be at the start of spring. Stockmarkets are up, as are house prices, while new business figures from product providers increase. Adviser numbers are growing and consumer demand to find an IFA through www.unbiased. co.uk is very encouraging.
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Broker Talkback
19 Apr 2007
Do you think advisers should be able to cold-call customers?
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Brokers want retro boost for critical policies
19 Apr 2007
Protection advisers are calling for improvements to critical-illness insurance policies to be applied retrospectively to existing customers as well as new customers to boost trust in the industry.
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Brown battles down critics
23 Apr 2007
After a tough week in which the Conservatives through threw every pensions weapon they had at the Chancellor, Gordon Brown seems to have come through as well as he could have wished after a storming Commons performance and strong backbench support.
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BSA lending doubles in Q1, says BSA
23 Apr 2007
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Building up funds
19 Apr 2007
Funds that tap into housing are becoming increasingly popular with investors, offering the potential without many of the problems associated with owning bricks and mortar, says Samantha Downes.
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Canada Class act for online cover
19 Apr 2007
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Cheviot in fund of funds first launch
19 Apr 2007
Cheviot Asset Management has set up a multi-asset fund of funds as its first investment product following the firm's relaunch last May.
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CII calls for framework to monitor generic advisers
18 Apr 2007
The Chartered Insurance Institute is calling for the introduction of a framework to evaluate and monitor prospective generic advisers saying this will be essential for public protection if unregulated generic advice is launched.
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CII members vote for modernised structure
19 Apr 2007
Chartered Insurance Institute members have approved proposals to modernise the organisation, with a new governing board replacing its existing council.
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Claims Standards Council chief quits as regulation day looms
19 Apr 2007
The Claims Standards Council is to vote for a new chairman at an extraordinary general meeting next week following the resignation of Andrew Twambley after just six months in the role.
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'Competition adds to confusion on CI'
19 Apr 2007
Bright Grey has warned against protection providers racing each other to cover the most conditions under their critical-illness policies.
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'Constant review is needed for clients'
19 Apr 2007
SimplyBiz says product providers must take a lot of the responsibility for encouraging commission-led sales by advisers because of their remuneration terms.
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Consumers don't trust the big banks
19 Apr 2007
Barclays is the least trusted of the big five high-street banks according to research from independent personal finance website fool.co.uk.
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Critical differences
19 Apr 2007
Last year, a friend called me on his mobile as he was on his way to the tube station after work. "I think I'm having a heart attack," he said. I told him to call 999 and wait for an ambulance.
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Deadline is set for electronic pension filing
19 Apr 2007
HM Revenue & Customs says pension schemes must file some information electronically from October 16.
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Deadlines were made to be broken
18 Apr 2007
I keep meaning to stop going on about pension term assurance but then something else happens - the latest being the extension of the deadline for pipeline business.
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Defining moment
19 Apr 2007
Several of the big protection brokers, including Lifesearch and Direct Life & Pensions, believe insurers should backdate any definition changes to critical illness policies.
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Diploma deadline for Towry advisers
20 Apr 2007
Towry Law is aiming to raise professional standards by setting the Chartered Insurance Institute’s diploma in financial planning as its minimum benchmark qualification by the end of 2008.
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Dismal start for Homebuy scheme
19 Apr 2007
The Government has revealed that fewer than 500 people have taken a mortgage in the first six months of its Openmarket Homebuy scheme designed to help first-time buyers and key workers.
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Doctor in the house
19 Apr 2007
Interest-free loans from will trusts may not always be a prescription for IHT avoidance.
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'Don't believe the Reit hype'
19 Apr 2007
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Duffy considers lender role as he quits Hamptons
19 Apr 2007
Hamptons Mortgages managing director Kevin Duffy is considering a role in the lending industry following his surprise departure from the broker firm late last week.
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Employers with DC schemes bucking their duties, warns Aon Consulting
23 Apr 2007
Many of the large number of employers sponsoring defined contribution schemes are shying away from the practical duties, according to Aon Consulting.
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Equity Release Special Report: Home economics
19 Apr 2007
Four-page section opens with David Borrowman, managing partner of solicitors Caesar and Howie, and Dean Mirfin, business development director at Key Retirement Solutions, explaining the increased role that equity release is likely to take in future as people's main retirement planning falls short of the target.
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Equity Release Special Report: The asset set
19 Apr 2007
EXPERTS Q&A: our panel assess the potential of the market and why few IFAs offer advice on the complex sector.
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Equity Release Special Report: The authorised reversion
19 Apr 2007
Many people look forward to April as the first month when you can believe that spring is almost sprung.
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Essential reviewing
19 Apr 2007
Two recent publications contain vital information for protection advisers.
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Euro political row erupts over Equitable
19 Apr 2007
The row between members of the European Parliament's committee of inquiry into Equitable Life has escalated, with Conservative MEP Sir Robert Atkins accusing Labour MEPs of trying to wreck the report for political gain.
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F&C offloads Credit Suisse fund holding
19 Apr 2007
F&C's multi-manager team has sold the Credit Suisse alpha income fund from all four of its portfolios because there is still no sign of a full-time manager six months after the departure of Errol Francis.
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Fast March for house prices
19 Apr 2007
House prices picked up again in March as the market absorbed interest rate rises, says the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
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Fidelity platform cuts out IFAs with direct Sipp deal
19 Apr 2007
Fidelity FundsNetwork has been accused of undermining advisers by waiving costs for Sipp clients if they buy direct in a bid to boost sales.
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Fidelity upbeat on Europe prospects
19 Apr 2007
Fidelity's Tim McCarron has reassured investors that despite four years of strong returns there is still scope for European growth.
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Firms use net to find out more about prospective employees
20 Apr 2007
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FSA aims to gag protestors
19 Apr 2007
The FSA is seeking to gag people who complain about it from talking to the press in a move that legal experts suggest could be in breach of the Human Rights Act.
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FSA continues with adviser fee instalment plan
24 Apr 2007
The FSA and trade bodies have negotiated another payment by instalments plan to enable advisers to pay regulatory fees in this way for the next year.
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FSA sets out plans for principles-based regulation
23 Apr 2007
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FSA warns sub-prime market to beware US threat
20 Apr 2007
The Financial Services Authority has warned the sub-prime sector it could go the same way as the troubled US market if it fails to tighten-up lending criteria.
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Go with the flow
20 Apr 2007
Lenders must ensure a steady flow of new blood to aid clients and brokers.
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Gross mortgage lending sees record March, says CML
23 Apr 2007
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Guy Batchelor
19 Apr 2007
Lehman Brothers' UK mortgage business sales and marketing director has recently returned to the market after 10 years with Platform and is at the forefront of his new firm's three-pronged attack on specialist mortgages Interview by Guy Anker.
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Half of advisers still in dark on new definitions
19 Apr 2007
Nearly half of protection advisers are unaware that critical-illness definitions are changing at the end of April, according to a survey by The Exchange on behalf of Royal Liver.
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Half of brokers sell secured loans
19 Apr 2007
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Hargreaves Lansdown heading for FTSE 250
19 Apr 2007
Hargreaves Lansdown shareholders are set to share a windfall of up to £175m after the company confirmed its intention to float 25 per cent of its shares on the London Stock Exchange next month.
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Hay accuses life companies of neglecting wrap development
19 Apr 2007
James Hay has sparked a wrap wrangle by accusing life offices of having little commitment to the wrap market and only launching their platforms to recycle existing business.
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HL pulls in £420m Isas, £750m Sipps
19 Apr 2007
Hargreaves Lansdown sold £420m of Isas in the last tax year - an increase of 30 per cent on the previous year.
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Hothouse flowers
19 Apr 2007
There is nothing like a controversial mortgage product or two to shake things up a bit. In the past couple of weeks, two lenders have obliged by launching new products. Neither is revolutionary, both have been done before but that does not make them any less controversial.
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Huge inflows raise fears over Woodford's funds
19 Apr 2007
Invesco Perpetual has allayed adviser concerns about the ever increasing size of Neil Woodford's income and high-income funds.
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In Mott we trust
19 Apr 2007
Ian Chimes, former retail managing director of Credit Suisse and now one of the founders of PSigma Asset Management, deserves high praise for persuading Bill Mott to come back into day-today fund management.
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Income revamp for Jupiter fund
19 Apr 2007
Jupiter is to restructure its £13.5m North American fund to develop a stronger income stream.
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Independent advice on Isas reaches record high, says IFAP
18 Apr 2007
Demand for independent financial advice on Isas through IFA Promotion’s unbiased.co.uk website has reached record levels in 2007.
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Inflation rise sparks rate speculation
19 Apr 2007
Inflation hit 3.1 per cent in March, prompting speculation that the Bank of England will raise interest rates by a quarter point next month.
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Inflation worries mount
20 Apr 2007
All the talk this week has centred upon potential interest rate rises following news that inflation hit a 15-year high of 3.1 per cent in March.
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Isa flows avoid the big freeze
19 Apr 2007
Chris Salih says a late upturn in sales saved the Isa season.
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Kassin moves to Credit Suisse
19 Apr 2007
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Keep the Faif
19 Apr 2007
New alternative funds could be a useful addition to retail portfolios.
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Keeping up with Jones
19 Apr 2007
Skandia press officer Alex Jones is back with a splash on our Diary page.
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Kirwan leaves Scottish Widows
19 Apr 2007
Nick Kirwan has quit as Scottish Widows protection marketing director.
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L&G launches group Sipp
20 Apr 2007
Legal & General is launching a new product in the group defined contribution market.
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L&G plans group Sipp debut
19 Apr 2007
Legal & General has become the latest pension provider to confirm its interest in the group Sipp market as it prepares to launch a product this year.
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Langridge leaves Invesco Perpetual
23 Apr 2007
Invesco Perpetual fund manager Kathryn Langridge has left the firm to join investment house Lloyd George as chief investment officer.
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Leeds launches options bond with NU
19 Apr 2007
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Legal & General bond fund takes Ucits III 'to the limit'
19 Apr 2007
Legal & General is offering a bond fund that will have the ability to invest across different countries, asset types and credit ratings.
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Lenders pulling fixed deals as rate fears hit home
19 Apr 2007
Lenders have begun pulling their fixed rate deals amid speculation of another base rate rise in May.
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Life in the pension world
19 Apr 2007
Next month's Money Marketing Live London conference and exhibition will once again give pension advisers the opportunity to hear from the experts on the latest industry developments.
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Lifeboat fund amendments narrowly defeated in Parliament
18 Apr 2007
Cross-party amendments to the Pensions Bill to offer further help to the 125,000 people who lost out when their occupational schemes collapsed were narrowly defeated in Parliament this afternoon.
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Marriage of convenience
19 Apr 2007
The industry is wedded to indemnity but it is now time to consider a divorce.
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Mazars merges with Aim advisory firm
19 Apr 2007
Mazars, the international financial adviser firm, has merged with MRI Moores Rowland, a London-based accountancy and consultancy business.
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Merricks under attack after he blasts CI on TV
19 Apr 2007
Protection providers have warned Financial Ombudsman Service chief ombudsman Walter Merricks that his outspoken public criticism of critical-illness policies could lead to an increase in lapse rates and leave people without cover.
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MiltonOptimal sees the wood for the trees
19 Apr 2007
MitonOptimal has embraced the environmentally friendly theme by investing in a socially responsible teak plantation fund.
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Mortgage book falls at Kensington
19 Apr 2007
Kensington Group's problems have continued as it revealed that its mortgage book has fallen and and its margins have been cut in its first quarter trading statement.
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MPC Investors appoint Grant Webster to multi asset team
23 Apr 2007
MPC Investors has appointed Grant Webster as quantitative analyst within its multi asset team.
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MPs bid to launch lifeboat to help pension victims
19 Apr 2007
A cross-party group of MPs has tabled amendments to the Pensions Bill aiming to force the Government to inc-rease payouts to people who lost out when their occupational schemes collapsed.
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Multi-manager rebrands for national push
19 Apr 2007
Smith & Pinching Portfolio Management (SPPM) has announced a new trading name for their multi-manager operations - OPM (Only Performance Matters) Fund Management.
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Nationwide to increase rates on its book
20 Apr 2007
Nationwide Building Society is increasing the rates on some of its fixed and tracker rate mortgages.
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NatWest calls on borrowers to switch their mortgage
19 Apr 2007
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New Star website for trust data
19 Apr 2007
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Niznik leaves Standard Life
24 Apr 2007
Standard Life UK opportunities manager Mark Niznik has resigned from the firm amid rumours he is set to join investment boutique Artemis
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Not on cue
19 Apr 2007
The Money Marketing pool team were unceremoniously dumped out of the New Star pool tournament after a bit of sharp play from eventual winners Chelsea Financial Services.
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Offshore amnesty could bring in 5bn
19 Apr 2007
The Government's amnesty for UK taxpayers with undisclosed offshore bank accounts could net the Treasury up to 5bn.
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On the line
20 Apr 2007
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One step beyond
19 Apr 2007
Guy Anker looks at the controversy surrounding cheap introductory deals.
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Passage through India
19 Apr 2007
Financial advice firm the Bartlett Group is embarking on a trek across India for Help the Aged. The firm is hoping to raise a minimum of 5,200.
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Paternoster doubles assets in Q1
19 Apr 2007
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Pearl appoints director of M&A
24 Apr 2007
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Pensions fight will move to the Lords
19 Apr 2007
Opposition parties are to take their fight for greater compensation for victims of occupational scheme wind-ups to the Lords after their amendments were narrowly defeated yesterday.
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People on the move
20 Apr 2007
Mortgages
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'PFS misses wrap point'
19 Apr 2007
The Personal Finance Society's wrap questionnaire has been criticised by IFAs who feel it neglected to include the main reason for using platforms.
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Pickering warns of 'delivery disaster'
19 Apr 2007
The Government has begun its search for someone to lead the personal accounts delivery authority.
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Playing the field
19 Apr 2007
Speculators homing in on agricultural land as a potential investment opportunity may find they do not always reap what they sow.
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Pluses and minuses
19 Apr 2007
Helen Pow reports on Alliance & Leicester's entry into the 100 per cent-plus mortgage market.
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Portal switches on Entelechy scheme
19 Apr 2007
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Portman members approve merger with Nationwide
23 Apr 2007
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PosSol denies CEO Johnson set to quit
19 Apr 2007
Positive Solutions has confirmed that chief executive Neil Johnson will remain at the firm until at least the end of the year.
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Pressing matters
19 Apr 2007
We live in a world where the focus of media attention moves rapidly from one topic to the next. It is easy to become obsessed with whatever grabs the headlines at any moment.
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Property price rises hit 12.1%
19 Apr 2007
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Proportional representation
19 Apr 2007
This article concludes my short series discussing key issues within director sharepurchase arrangements by first considering who should pay the premiums under associated life policies and then summarising some of the key stages in establishing the arrangement.
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Providers peeved as PTA deadline extended to July
19 Apr 2007
Protection providers have reacted angrily to the decision by the Treasury and HM Revenue & Customs to extend the deadline for pipeline pension term assurance business to July 31 following ABI pressure.
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Pru takes stake as Assureweb raises 7.5m for infrastructure
19 Apr 2007
Prudential has become the sixth product provider to take a stake in Assureweb.
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PruHealth and Boots launch PMI on high street
19 Apr 2007
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Quest for quality
20 Apr 2007
How Force 4 Mortgages has structured its recruitment programme.
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Questions to be answered over exit strategies
19 Apr 2007
An open letter to Michael Coogan of the Council of Mortgage lenders.
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Record business for Exweb portal
19 Apr 2007
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Recruitment realities
20 Apr 2007
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Reform of FOS funding delayed
19 Apr 2007
The FSA has delayed proposals to reform the funding of the Financial Ombudsman Service due to "significant volatility" in its case numbers.
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Risky business
19 Apr 2007
Understanding a portfolio manager's approach to risk is an important aspect of fund assessment. An impressive track record should always be considered in relation to the degree of risk taken to achieve it.
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Savills sows seeds for farm growth
19 Apr 2007
Savills Private Finance is expanding its agricultural division with the appointment of Matt Ducker from property consultant Strutt & Parker.
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School of learning
20 Apr 2007
I was supposed to go to university when I left school but I struggled to see the point. I was 19 and I did not think that I was mature enough to understand what I was doing and I know what would have happened if I had gone.
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Scottish Life calls last orders on demutualisation payouts
23 Apr 2007
Scottish Life is making a last call for former members to get in touch if they had an eligible policy at the time of the company’s demutualisation in 2001, as they may be entitled to a payment of £500 for loss of membership
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Scottish Life International launches discounted gift trust
20 Apr 2007
Scottish Life International has added a ‘discounted gift trust’ to its range of draft trusts for use in inheritance tax planning strategies.
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Sesame fined £330,000 for SCARPs failings
19 Apr 2007
Sesame has been fined £330,000 for failing to treat its customers fairly when handling complaints concerning Structured Capital At Risk Products (SCARPs).
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Sipp firm aims to cut out advisers
19 Apr 2007
Fidelity FundsNetwork is looking to boost direct sales of its Sipp offering by waiving costs for Sipp clients if they buy direct.
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Sipp showdown
19 Apr 2007
James Salmon gauges reaction to Scottish Life's Sipp criticisms.
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Skandia/Selestia merged platform expected imminently
24 Apr 2007
Skandia MultiFunds and Selestia are expected to announce plans this week as to how the merged platform will look.
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'Small firms should heed consultants'
19 Apr 2007
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Spreading the offshore net to catch more fish
24 Apr 2007
Don’t be fooled into thinking HM Revenue & Customs will be content to leave the tax amnesty at offshore bank accounts.
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Standard Life launches AGM website
20 Apr 2007
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Standard Life sends out first AGM mailing
18 Apr 2007
Standard Life will begin mailing around 1.5m shareholders in over 50 countries ahead of its first Annual General Meeting as a listed plc.
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Striding hedge
19 Apr 2007
Funds of hedge funds will start to creep on to the retail investment radar, following the FSA's decision to relax its ruling on the maximum amount a fund can invest in unregulated collective schemes, but I am sure most investors will be reaching for the Valium at the thought of putting their money into hedge funds.
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Strike up the nil-rate band
19 Apr 2007
The news on the inheritance tax regime from this year's Budget was positive for a change.
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Survey says pension firms fail on statement quality
19 Apr 2007
A new survey of pension statements claims major companies are failing to reach an acceptable benchmark for service.
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Tech threat to packagers
19 Apr 2007
Most brokers believe that technological advancements by lenders could see them use fewer packagers.
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Thames aims for the mainstream
19 Apr 2007
Thames River is looking to set up a mainstream UK equity fund once its new multi-manager team led by Gary Potter and Robert Burdett have settled in, with UK equity income top of the list.
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The rate escape
19 Apr 2007
Gregor Watt reports on figures which show borrowers flocking to take out fixed-rate deals as they fear another increase in bank base rate.
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Thinc targets women in recruitment drive
20 Apr 2007
Thinc Group is targeting women in a recruitment campaign to be unveiled later this year.
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To B or not to B?
19 Apr 2007
Whatever measure of inflation you use, it is unarguable that we are in a low-inflation environment.
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Tomorrow people
19 Apr 2007
Those crazy guys at Tomorrow (the new, improved name of GE Life) certainly earned their commission judging by the amount of times that they uttered the word Tomorrow at a party to celebrate the new brand last week.
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Tories pile pension pressure on Brown
19 Apr 2007
The Conservatives this week tabled an unprecedented motion of no confidence in Gordon Brown over his handling of occupational pensions.
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Truestone hires Ed Smithson as senior consultant
24 Apr 2007
Ed Smithson has joined Truestone Employee Benefits in the role of senior consultant.
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Unum gets new look as US parent leads revamp
19 Apr 2007
UnumProvident is shortening its name to Unum and introducing a new corporate identity.
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Upping the anti
19 Apr 2007
Implementation of anti-age discrimination laws has done more harm than good.
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Watchdog puts bite on critical cover
19 Apr 2007
Chief financial ombudsman Walter Merricks has caused a storm over claim statistics with remarks made on the Watchdog TV programme last week.
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Why direct approach has lost support for Standard
19 Apr 2007
I am not at all surprised to read of Standard Life being slammed by advisers for taking it upon itself to write direct to their clients.
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Will advisers finally reach their True Potential?
19 Apr 2007
News gets around fast in this industry. Sometimes a little prematurely, as was the case this week with suggestions that Neil Johnson was leaving Positive Solutions to join the raft of PS-ers at David Harrison’s new venture True Potential.
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Winterthur boosts adviser support
24 Apr 2007
Winterthur has expanded its adviser support with appointments in each of its four UK business regions - north, midlands, south west and south east.
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With-profit bonds finally pay off
23 Apr 2007
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Woodford dominates Isa sales
19 Apr 2007
Equity income takes lion's share of business on platforms but property funds continue to make strong showing.





