Money Marketing
22 August 2007
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ABI appealing for more flood defences
23 Aug 2007
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Bank makes £314m emergency loan
23 Aug 2007
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L&G appoints Ben Thompson as mortgages director
24 Aug 2007
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11 Firms fail to reveal annuity deals
23 Aug 2007
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12Live makes debut
23 Aug 2007
LINCOLN RETIREMENT INCOMEi2Live Retirement Plan
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90% Are happy with IFA service
23 Aug 2007
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A meteor over the rainbow
23 Aug 2007
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A professional plan
23 Aug 2007
Will consumers find the three new categories of adviser suggested in the retail distribution review three steps to clarity or three steps to confusion?
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A reely different route into films
23 Aug 2007
The Route Group and Footprint Films have teamed up to develop a new type of film fund in the light of recent changes to the way British films are financed.
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A Shaw thing
23 Aug 2007
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Abbey - Abbey UK Equity Guaranteed Capital and Return Bond
23 Aug 2007
AbbeyAbbey UK Equity Guaranteed Capital and Return Bond
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Abbey - Abbey US Equity Bond
23 Aug 2007
AbbeyAbbey US Equity Bond
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Aberdeen acquires Glasgow Investment Managers
22 Aug 2007
Aberdeen Asset Management has acquired Glasgow Investment Managers for £8.95m with the investment team led by Iain Lynn joining the Aberdeen Group.
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ABI figures show life and pensions sales up 10.7 per cent
23 Aug 2007
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ABI ready to clarify disability definition
23 Aug 2007
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All aboad GAM US equity fund
23 Aug 2007
The GAM Star US All Cap equity fund has been added to GAM’s range of US equity funds.
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AMI gives Competition Commission evidence on MPPI
24 Aug 2007
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Amit Mehta joins Atlantis
23 Aug 2007
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An American tale
23 Aug 2007
US investors are on the sidelines but a reverse in the weakening dollar leaves plenty of room for upside
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Animal Friends gives up LV= commission for veggie discounts
23 Aug 2007
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'Apathy' is killing off middle tier
23 Aug 2007
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Arctic role
23 Aug 2007
The Arctic Systems judgment has helped clarify the position for many similar cases left hanging in the balance
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Are buyers on a direct route?
23 Aug 2007
Sam Smith reports on Scottish Life's hard-hitting claims that some life offices are buying advice firms to turn them into quasi DFSs
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Ashby to head UK equity income at Credit Suisse
23 Aug 2007
Fund manager hopes to reignite chemistry as former DWS team are reunited on its UK desk
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Atkins leaves Premier Mortgage Service
24 Aug 2007
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Axa adds reserve fund
23 Aug 2007
AXA FRAMLINGTONMulti-Manager Reserve Fund
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Axa Framlington - Equity Income Fund
23 Aug 2007
Axa FramlingtonEquity Income Fund
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B-A talks to the public on RDR
23 Aug 2007
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Barclays reported to be borrower of BoE £314m emergency loan
22 Aug 2007
Reports suggest Barclays Bank was the recipient of the £314m emergency loan from the Bank of England made on Monday through its standing lending facility.
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Broker talkback
23 Aug 2007
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Burdett and Potter aim to focus
23 Aug 2007
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Buy-to-let buoyant
23 Aug 2007
Confidence is generally high after a strong first half, says Tanya Powley
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Canada Life revamps annuity account
23 Aug 2007
CANADA LIFEAnnuity Growth Account
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Cancer survival rates low in the UK
23 Aug 2007
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Cash control
23 Aug 2007
What resources are available to help people take charge of their financial affairs?
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Catalyst Investment - ARM Assured Income Plan
23 Aug 2007
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Cavanagh opens office in Chichester
28 Aug 2007
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Cazalet fears MVRs hitting with-profits
23 Aug 2007
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Charcol launches tracker aimed at side-stepping remortgage fees
22 Aug 2007
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Cheltenham & Glouceste - Five Year Fixed Rate 100% Mortgage
23 Aug 2007
Cheltenham & GloucesterFive Year Fixed Rate 100% Mortgage
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Cheshire Building Society - Buy-To-Let Five Year Fixed Rate
23 Aug 2007
Cheshire Building SocietyBuy To Let 5 Year Fixed
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China makes the long jump
23 Aug 2007
The Olympic effect is already boosting the Chinese market but Henry Chan, head of the Asian equity investment team at Baring Asset Management in Hong Kong, says the benefits of economic growth and infrastructure expansion will be felt a lot longer
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Cliff quits Threadneedle to start boutique
23 Aug 2007
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Close grows hedges to widen reserve remit
23 Aug 2007
Close Investments has been building positions in funds of hedge funds and other absolute return funds within its reserve equity fund.
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Confidence in equity prospects
23 Aug 2007
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Contagion or convulsion?
23 Aug 2007
Last week saw the FTSE 100 drop below 6,000 as investors took flight amid fears that the market is going to have a harder landing than anticipated.
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'Conveyor belt of death to suck down markets 20%'
23 Aug 2007
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Cornell is in for Duffy to lead Hamptons' loan push
23 Aug 2007
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Currency specialist joins Investec
23 Aug 2007
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Davy wants grandfather route into PFP category
23 Aug 2007
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Dawnay Day Quantum - European Stockmarket Maximiser 2
23 Aug 2007
Dawnay Day QuantumEuropean Stockmarket Maximiser 2
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Deadline extended for NU orphan cash
23 Aug 2007
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Defaqto boosts its Aequos database
23 Aug 2007
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Drop in the Ocean
23 Aug 2007
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Edeus - Two Year Buy-To-Let Tracker
23 Aug 2007
EdeusTwo Year Buy-To-Let Tracker
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Edeus -Two Year Buy-To-Let Tracker
23 Aug 2007
EdeusTwo Year Buy-To-Let Tracker
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Emerging markets caught in fallback
23 Aug 2007
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ETF Securities - ETFS Brent 1 Year
23 Aug 2007
ETF SecuritiesETFS Brent 1 Year
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ETF Secutities - ETFS WTI 1 Year
23 Aug 2007
ETF SecutitiesETFS WTI 1 Year
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ETFS focuses on oil
23 Aug 2007
ETF Securities has brought out a range of oil exchange traded commodities on the London Stock Exchange.
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Executives up their borrowing in shares hunt
28 Aug 2007
Investec Private Bank has seen a 30 per cent increase in executives looking to borrow money from the firm to buy shares in their business this month, following the recent market volatility.
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F&C Commercial Property Trust calls EGM to consider wind-up
23 Aug 2007
F&C Commercial Property Trust has called an extraordinary meeting following its failure to meet company targets where board members will consider proposals to wind up the trust.
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Fidelity predicts market shift in EMEA region
24 Aug 2007
A booming middle class and growth in consumer demand will fuel sector growth in the emerging Europe, Middle East and Africa regions, according to Fidelity International.
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Flight says FSA trying to squeeze out IFAs
23 Aug 2007
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Food for thought as Insight goes short
23 Aug 2007
Insight's multi-manager team has increased its short position on US smaller companies in its diversified target return fund through the ProShares ultra-short Russell 2000 exchange traded fund.
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Fringe benefits
23 Aug 2007
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FSA probes advisers on multi-manager sales
23 Aug 2007
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FSA shake-up cuts enforcement team
23 Aug 2007
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FSA teams up with Police Mutual on financial capability
28 Aug 2007
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FSA's move to fees will just end in tiers
23 Aug 2007
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Fund mergers at Insight
23 Aug 2007
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Gam grabs US smid caps
23 Aug 2007
GAM has added the GAM Star US small & mid cap fund to its US equity fund range.
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GMAC-RFC denies claims it has pulled its BDMs off the road
23 Aug 2007
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GMAC-RFC poaches BDMs from Edeus and Mortgages plc
24 Aug 2007
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Good deal from Natonwide
23 Aug 2007
NATIONWIDE BUILDING SOCIETYTwo Year Tracker A
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Heartwood outlines pre-emptive measures taken against market correction
22 Aug 2007
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Homeloan record high for July
23 Aug 2007
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Hot metals
23 Aug 2007
Economic growth is slowing and this will continue into next year. Inflation is starting to increase and interest rates are rising to counter it. Inflation is particularly showing in areas such as food, basic materials and oil where we are seeing prices at record levels. With growth slowing and interest rates rising, the environment is right for a move into more defensive stocks.
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HSBC Investments - Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund
24 Aug 2007
HSBC InvestmentsEmerging Markets Local Debt Fund
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HSBC Investments - New World Income Fund
23 Aug 2007
HSBC InvestmentsNew World Income Fund
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IFA jailed after fleeing to US with widow's £100k
23 Aug 2007
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IHT threshold increased 300 per cent in France
23 Aug 2007
Up to 95 per cent of the French population will not have to pay inheritance tax upon the death of their parents, following changes to IHT laws.
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IN Partnership rules itself out of merger with Burns-Anderson
23 Aug 2007
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In the Pink
23 Aug 2007
PINK HOME LOANSKensington Mortgages Near Prime Three-Year Fixed BTL
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India is jewel in gold crown
23 Aug 2007
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Industry slams proposal to scrap IHT
23 Aug 2007
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James Hay extends wrap fund choice
23 Aug 2007
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Jayne Almond
23 Aug 2007
A keen solver of problems, this ex-business consultant and banker began to ask why elderly people should not be able to release equity from their homes to bolster their income in old age. The answer - equity-release lender Stonehaven - came into being last October with the aim of offering innovative loans. By Will Henley
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JPMAM changes its pricing structure
28 Aug 2007
JPMorgan Asset Management has announced changes to its pricing structure across the UK OEIC range in what it says will offer transparency, simplicity and consistency.
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July gross mortgage lending 12 per cent higher than 2006 says BBA
28 Aug 2007
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Kellard sees the appeal of RDR changes
23 Aug 2007
Winterthur chief says review will help it attract more IFAs and boost business
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Keydata brings out extra income
23 Aug 2007
Keydata has brought out issue 14 of its extra income plan, a capital-protected bond linked to two stockmarket indices.
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L&G apology as Israeli is questioned on term plan
23 Aug 2007
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L'Anson leaves Preferred to join Beacon Group
24 Aug 2007
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Lautro 12 verdict could open door on naming firms
23 Aug 2007
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Leeds Building Society - 2 Year Fixed Rate Mortgage
23 Aug 2007
Leeds Building Society2 Year Fixed Rate Mortgage
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Lehman Brothers says it's committed to UK mortgage market
23 Aug 2007
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Lehman Brothers to close US sub-prime mortgage subsidiary BNC Mortgage
23 Aug 2007
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Lenders tighten criteria amid sub-prime turmoil
23 Aug 2007
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Lincoln Retirement Income - i2Live Retirement Plan
23 Aug 2007
Lincoln Retirement Incomei2Live Retirement Plan
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Look to long term as PI rates set to harden
23 Aug 2007
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LV= not convinced veggies are healthier
28 Aug 2007
Animal Friends Insurance, the pet insurance specialist, is sacrificing a whopping 75 per cent of the commission it receives from its underwriter LV= to finance the life insurance discounts it now offers vegetarians and fish-eaters.
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Managers go to the dogs
23 Aug 2007
HENDERSON ROWEElite Henderson Rowe Dogs of The FTSE 100 Fund
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Manifesto for value
23 Aug 2007
Let's focus on demonstrating the advantages of advice over non-advice
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Manor park explores protected markets
23 Aug 2007
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Mellon Capital Management - Mellon Evolution Core Alpha Fund
23 Aug 2007
Mellon Capital ManagementMellon Evolution Core Alpha Fund
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Mellon Capital Management - Mellon Evolution Currency Alpha Fund
23 Aug 2007
Mellon Capital ManagementMellon Evolution Currency Alpha Fund
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Meteor launches Orion
23 Aug 2007
METEOR ASSET MANAGEMENTOrion
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Miton hits the ejector button
23 Aug 2007
MitonOptimal says it has concerns about blackbox investment strategies and sold out of the JP Morgan Highbridge statistical market-neutral fund just before it fell by almost 7 per cent in less than a week.
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Model behaviour
23 Aug 2007
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Mortgages Plc tightens lending criteria
28 Aug 2007
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Mott moving in to pick up value
23 Aug 2007
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Multi choice in spotlight
23 Aug 2007
The FSA is taking a look at multi-manager recommendations from advisers and is thought to have visited at least 10 firms.
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Music to whose ears?
23 Aug 2007
As we approach the end of summer - and we know it is the end of summer not because of this volatile weather but because the shops are now stocking their new winter ranges - it is time to prepare for a period of change like has never faced financial services before.
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Nationwide calls for industry action on introductory saver deals
22 Aug 2007
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Nationwide suspends PPI after its own mystery shop
23 Aug 2007
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NDF Administration - 7.25% Fixed Income Plan June 07
23 Aug 2007
NDF Administration7.25% Fixed Income Plan June 07
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NDF Administration - Growth Kick Out Plan June 07
23 Aug 2007
NDF AdministrationGrowth Kick Out Plan June 07
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Net-Work Meetings launches conference for investment industry
28 Aug 2007
The Net-Work Meetings Limited has announced the launch of a membership-based standing conference for retail investment professionals.
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New Star - European Value Fund
23 Aug 2007
New StarEuropean Value Fund
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New Star International Property fund exceeds £300m
28 Aug 2007
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No woolly thinking
23 Aug 2007
Knitting has never been a core competency of the Institute of Financial Planning as it is not seen as totally relevant to the development of the profession of financial planning. There might clearly be some lifestyle benefit to the hobby but I gather that it is all too easy to drop a stitch, meaning the whole thing has to be unravelled.
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No-one has the foggiest
22 Aug 2007
The recent global market volatility has sparked a barrage of opinions, predictions and speculation from City professionals all more than willing to offer their views ranging from “don’t panic” to dire warnings of a crash.
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Northern Rock and HSBC - a match made in heaven?
24 Aug 2007
What a week it has been for the UK’s third biggest lender, Northern Rock. It has been at the centre of media focus with take-over speculation looming over its head.
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Northern Rock to increase sub-prime rates by up to 1.25 per cent
23 Aug 2007
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NU doubles size of large case admin team
24 Aug 2007
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NU enhances out-patient treatment for healthcare customers
28 Aug 2007
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Obituary of Alexander Scott Bell by former Standard Chief Executive Jim Stretton
28 Aug 2007
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Obsessed with making changes
23 Aug 2007
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On a wing and a prayer
23 Aug 2007
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paaleads.com expands offering
24 Aug 2007
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Phoenix offered to introduce IFA clients to rival adviser
23 Aug 2007
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Pink Home Loans - Abbey Flexible Plus - Nine-Month Discount Remortgage
23 Aug 2007
Pink Home LoansAbbey Flexible Plus - Nine-Month Discount Remortgage
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Pink Home Loans - BM Solutions Buy To Let Three Year Discounted Tracker
23 Aug 2007
Pink Home LoansBM Solutions Buy To Let Three Year Discounted Tracker
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Pioneer Friendly Society - Professional Income Protection
23 Aug 2007
Pioneer Friendly SocietyProfessional Income Protection
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PosSol warns many IT systems will struggle in post-RDR world
23 Aug 2007
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Potter and Burdett ready for long run
23 Aug 2007
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Preferred to increase sub-prime rates by 0.65 per cent from September 10
28 Aug 2007
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Premier managers set to seal MBO
28 Aug 2007
The senior management of Premier Asset Management has pushed through their proposed management buyout at the second attempt.
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Product matters
23 Aug 2007
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Property trusts take a high gear
23 Aug 2007
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Protected rights set to get freedom
23 Aug 2007
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Providers blamed for IP sales slump
23 Aug 2007
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RDR qualification plans could be seen as anti-competitive by Europe, says Aifa
23 Aug 2007
Aifa has questioned whether Retail Distribution Review proposals for mandatory higher qualifications will get past the European Commission and suggested they could create an anti-competitive market.
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Reap the benefits
23 Aug 2007
Alittle bit of everything in this article as I recount the historical progress within my own firm of the provision of various types of employee benefits. My personal specialisations are in pensions and investments but I have now quickly gained a decent working knowledge of small group life insurance, medical insurance and permanent health insurance schemes.
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Repricing returns rates to reality
23 Aug 2007
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Responsible parenting
23 Aug 2007
How independent can advisers remain under provider ownership?
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Robert Reid to be new PFS president
28 Aug 2007
Robert Reid will take over from Carole Nicholls as the next president of the Personal Finance Society.
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Rock bids to end sub-prime panic
23 Aug 2007
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Royal wedding is called off
23 Aug 2007
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S&P launches two new STARS indices
23 Aug 2007
Standard & Poor’s Index Services has announced the launch of two new STARS indices that provide investors with exposure to the top stock picks of S&P’s equity research analysts in America and Europe.
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Scottish Widows Bank - Offset Two-Year Fixed Rate
23 Aug 2007
Scottish Widows BankOffset Two-Year Fixed Rate
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Sesame to host IHT planning seminars
22 Aug 2007
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Seven pillars of wisdom
23 Aug 2007
Chris Salih says last week's market falls have split fund managers between those who believe there is more bad news to come and those who see buying opportunities amid the chaos
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Shopping around for platforms
26 Aug 2007
Peter Jordan, platform marketing manager at Skandia, looks at wrap requirements and says loss leading, “low cost” platforms should be treated with the suspicion they deserve
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Sipp providers hit out at rivals over in specie contributions
23 Aug 2007
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Skandia combines emerging talents
23 Aug 2007
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Skipton Building Society - Flexible Three-Year Base Rate Tracker Capped Mortgage
23 Aug 2007
Skipton Building SocietyFlexible Three-Year Base Rate Tracker Capped Mortgage
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Skipton flexes cap
23 Aug 2007
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETYFlexible Three-Year Base Rate Tracker Capped Mortgage
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SLI given enhanced bond role by The Pensions Trust
28 Aug 2007
Standard Life Investments has been appointed as a bond manager on The Pensions Trust’s UK gilt portfolio, following a restructure by the firm.
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Special brew
23 Aug 2007
Giles Hargreave, manager of Marlborough special situations fund, has by far the best record of any UK fund manager. Since he started running the fund in 1998, it has risen in value by 862 per cent compared with a sector average of 135 per cent, turning a £1,000 investment into £8,620.
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Specialists will be hit by pro planner bracket
23 Aug 2007
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Splintered seeks cash
23 Aug 2007
Splintered Films is aiming to raise £900m for the production of a psychological thriller, Splintered, through this enterprise investment scheme.
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Standard Bank Offshore - Structured Growth Solutions - Blue Chip Booster Security Variant
23 Aug 2007
Standard Bank OffshoreStructured Growth Solutions - Blue Chip Booster Security Variant
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Standard Life's Scott Bell dies of cancer
24 Aug 2007
Standard Life former chief executive Scott Bell died yesterday following a battle with cancer.
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Standard looks at annuity sell-off
23 Aug 2007
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StanLib - Standard South Africa Equity Fund
23 Aug 2007
StanLibStandard South Africa Equity Fund
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StanLib - Stanlib Africa Equity Fund
23 Aug 2007
StanLibStanlib Africa Equity Fund
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STANLIB launches two Africa funds amidst market volatility
22 Aug 2007
STANLIB has announced the launch of its standard South Africa equity fund and standard Africa equity fund, amidst a period of major volatility in global markets.
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Stroud & Swindon Building Society - Self-Cert 3-year Fixed Rate Mortgage
23 Aug 2007
Stroud & Swindon Building SocietySelf-Cert 3-year Fixed Rate Mortgage
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Sub script
23 Aug 2007
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Summer pension spats continue
23 Aug 2007
This week’s pensions news centred around heated debates over in specie contributions, annuity rates and what the stock market volatility could mean for with-profits.
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Survey reveals public's views of CAR plan
23 Aug 2007
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The point of no return
23 Aug 2007
New proposals could significantly reduce the number of taxpayers reporting chargeable lifetime transfers
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The real risk
23 Aug 2007
Regulatory forces are pushing us to play safe with our money but it is only by taking risks that we can achieve our goals, says IFG Group UK chief executive Mark Bogard
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The silver lining
23 Aug 2007
Amid the market volatility, a flight to quality is needed, as it is the experienced managers with a few grey hairs who will best be able to exploit the opportunities that undoubtedly exist in the markets.
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The whole story
23 Aug 2007
Exams on their own do not guarantee competence
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Time to answer back
24 Aug 2007
With the RDR still very much at the heart of IFA concerns some new viewpoints have been voiced by representatives from SimplyBiz, Cavanagh Group and pi Financial Dixon Sutcliffe, breathing new life into the hot topic.
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Tories set out plan for investors' disclaimer
23 Aug 2007
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Touch of irony over statistics
23 Aug 2007
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Two-way education
23 Aug 2007
All advisers must unite to fight the catastrophic plans in the RDR
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UK drinking itself to higher protection premiums according to Standard Life
23 Aug 2007
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UK funds under management hit £456bn
28 Aug 2007
Funds under management of UK domiciled investment funds reached £456 billion in July, a fall of 1.6 per cent from June but 22 per cent higher than July 2006, according to IMA figures.
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Unconvinced on capital adequacy
28 Aug 2007
Martin Archer, legal and claims director at PI insurer Collegiate Management Services, believes that capital adequacy is less important than a company's reputation and calls on the advice industry to "grow up" on responsibility for rubbish products
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Watson Wyatt predicts change in pension buyouts
23 Aug 2007
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Way Group - Way Income Plan
23 Aug 2007
Way GroupWay Income Plan
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Way revamps income plan
23 Aug 2007
Way Fund Managers has revamped the Way income plan, a product it launched in 1998.
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WH Smith to sell premium bonds
23 Aug 2007
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Which? says independence must mean whole of market
23 Aug 2007
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Woolwich - Fix and Track Mortgage
23 Aug 2007
WoolwichFee Free Lifetime Tracker
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Woolwich - Two Year Fixed Rate Mortgage
23 Aug 2007
WoolwichTwo Year Fixed Rate Mortgage
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Yorkshire appoints David Henderson as chief information officer
23 Aug 2007
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Young blood needed
26 Aug 2007
Jon Hopper, marketing and commercial development director for Openwork, argues the industry should invest more in new recruits and rely less on cannibalising existing resources
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Zurich offers factory gate pricing on Sterling bond
23 Aug 2007
