Money Marketing
25 April 2007
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Bamford warning for whole of market advisers
1 May 2007
Influential IFA and joint managing director of Informed Choice Nick Bamford says that whole of market advisers will have to accept their business model is not sustainable.
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Massive Portman majority for merger
26 Apr 2007
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NU pension business slows down
26 Apr 2007
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PMS adds 150 members in month
26 Apr 2007
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ScotLife deadline for payouts
26 Apr 2007
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10 per cent more schemes would be in surplus if not for Chancellor's pensions raid
30 Apr 2007
One third of pension schemes are now in surplus, according to AonConsulting.
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A shaw thing
26 Apr 2007
After tearing round financial services technology firms, broken up by very fine steak and some cracking equity investment tips, courtesy of the Gaucho Grill and Praemium's Pete Burtonshaw, I was ready to get off the wagon.
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A Sipp for all stages from Scot Wids
27 Apr 2007
Scottish WidowsRetirement Account
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Abbey in warning on asset allocation tools
26 Apr 2007
Abbey Wealth Management is warning that asset allocation tools could trigger the next big industry scandal.
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Abbey's ailing flagships come into harbour
26 Apr 2007
Chris Salih says Santander's decision to bring two of its biggest funds in house has left investment commentators unimpressed.
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ABI calls for ban on commission
26 Apr 2007
The Association of British Insurers is pressing for a ban on adviser commission in its strongest attack yet on the intermediary sector.
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ABI claims age 70 victory
27 Apr 2007
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ABI proposes changes to PMI definitions
30 Apr 2007
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ABI says it does not want commission ban
1 May 2007
The ABI says it is not calling for a ban on commission and says that the paper reported in last week’s Money Marketing was based on an out of date, internal ABI discussion paper.
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Accessible designs
26 Apr 2007
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Actuaries call for shared-risk pensions
26 Apr 2007
The Government must introduce radical reforms in its deregulatory review of pensions, including a "shared-risk" scheme to avoid levelling down with personal accounts, says the Association of Consulting Actuaries.
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Adviser Fund Index
26 Apr 2007
The Adviser Fund Index panellists displayed a bearish stance on American equities in the second mid-season questionnaire.
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Advisers hit back at ABI
27 Apr 2007
The adviser community has lined up to attack the ABI’s proposals to ban commission and resurrect large scale direct sales forces.
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Advisers see surge in Sipp commission
26 Apr 2007
Insurance companies are paying up to twice the level of commission for new Sipp business than on personal pension and stakeholder sales despite the majority of Sipp money sitting in insured funds.
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Advisers welcome FSA shadow
26 Apr 2007
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Aegon expands ethical choice
27 Apr 2007
Aegon Asset ManagementEthical Cautious Managed Fund
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Aifa calls for spending review of the FSA every two years
30 Apr 2007
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Aifa declares “start of a new era”
26 Apr 2007
Aifa has set out its retail distribution review proposals including no regulatory constraints on how consumers pay for advice, fairer interpretation of limitation rules and regulatory dividend incentives.
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Alliance Trust boutique hires new manager
25 Apr 2007
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Andy Briggs
26 Apr 2007
Scottish Widows' new managing director of marketing and distribution is riding on a high as he believes the answer to improving savings and protection coverage lies in the power of its unique combination of the Widows' IFA-focused arms to Lloyds TSB's bancassurance model, which could see it become the UK's leading life and pension company. Interview by Sam Shaw.
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Another round of musical chairs
25 Apr 2007
It seems the industry transfer window is open again as a number of investment firms have been flexing their chequebooks ready to splash the cash.
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Arsenal's Emirates Stadium last week...
26 Apr 2007
Arsenal's Emirates Stadium last week shared its plush surroundings and conference facilities with the Association of Home Information Pack Providers' spring conference and those lyrical hopefuls auditioning for this year's X Factor talent TV show.
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Asda boosts protection sales after linking with Lifesearch
26 Apr 2007
Asda says it has written 30 per cent more protection business since it started offering advice to customers through its tie-up with Lifesearch.
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Balls puts pressure on FSA over age 70 rule
26 Apr 2007
Treasury Economic Secretary Ed Balls wants the FSA to scrap the age 70 rule on protection sales.
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Bankhall backs FSA on compliance
26 Apr 2007
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Barings brings Russia fund to the UK market
30 Apr 2007
The Baring Russia fund will now be available to UK investors, following approval from the Financial Services Authority for the fund to be registered in the United Kingdom.
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Barnard key speech on the future of protection
26 Apr 2007
The architect of critical illness cover Dr Marius Barnard will be the guest speaker at this year's Protection Review Awards dinner on July 11.
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Biotech U-turn
26 Apr 2007
Most asset classes have seen dramatic rises over the last few years. This has made true diversification much harder to achieve since there is little point diversifying into what is already a fully priced asset class.
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Boomer and bust?
26 Apr 2007
Inevitably, after I sounded more words of caution, markets continued their upward progress for part of the week.
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Boots in PMI tie-up with PruHealth
26 Apr 2007
Boots is hoping to break into the UK private medical insurance market by partnering with PruHealth to launch products in its 1,500 stores.
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Borrowers showing no signs of going green
26 Apr 2007
Brokers say there has been almost no demand for green mortgages despite the Chancellor calling on lenders to develop more environmentally-friendly loans in last month's Budget.
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Briault says lenders must stress-test their business
26 Apr 2007
The FSA says lenders need to more rigorously stress-test their businesses and should allow for significant house price falls in their planning.
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Broker Talkback
26 Apr 2007
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Brown beating
26 Apr 2007
Paul McMillan reports on Parliament's Punch and Judy show.
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Bupa revises CI product
25 Apr 2007
Bupa Individual Protection has revised its critical illness product covering 14 additional conditions above the ABI minimum standards.
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Can regulator run rule over house moves?
26 Apr 2007
The FSA has warned mortgage lenders that they need to be wary of increasing defaults, potential falls in house prices and how this might affect the sub-prime market in particular.
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CI price war predicted to intensify as definitions are updated
26 Apr 2007
Protection providers predict the price war in the critical-illness insurance market will hot up following implementation of the new policy definitions.
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CII and SII join forces on qualifications
27 Apr 2007
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'Claim firms set to target other plans'
26 Apr 2007
The Government says claim management companies could target other financial products, including free-standing AVCs, pensions, Pep or Isa mortgages, maximum income plans, whole of life policies, permanent health insurance and interest-only mortgages.
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Claims chasers make £75m a year from endowments
26 Apr 2007
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Clerical Medical Intl bond targeting corporate cash
26 Apr 2007
Clerical Medical International has introduced an offshore investment bond for companies that are not maximising their cash reserves.
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Conference call for ethical investment
26 Apr 2007
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Consistent success
26 Apr 2007
Speculating when to sell or buy is counter-intuitive to how investors should approach equity markets, which are more volatile than other asset classes such as cash and fixed interest.
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Credit Suisse strengthen equity team
30 Apr 2007
Credit Suisse is continuing to build its equity team with the appointment of Vipin Ahuja, director, as a portfolio manager specialising in the global energy sector.
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Critical calls flooding in after TV outburst
26 Apr 2007
Protection providers have been inundated with calls from concerned customers after Financial Ombudsman Service chief ombudsman Walter Merricks criticised critical-illness insurance policies on TV.
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CSC changes date for meeting
26 Apr 2007
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Date with destiny
26 Apr 2007
A-Day introduced the concept of pension input periods and it is vital that advisers are aware of the opportunities and pitfalls they present.
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Dear Gordon...
26 Apr 2007
Guy Anker reports on the effects of rising inflation.
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Debt mounts up for young borrowers
26 Apr 2007
A third of 18 to 25-year-olds have a mortgage worth five times their salary, says research from Equifax.
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Default lines
26 Apr 2007
It has been a testing first quarter, which has been an opportunity to increase equity weightings and reassess our cautious bond view. We have increased weightings in Asia and Europe and believe in the longer-term prospects for yen appreciation.
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Deferred group Sipp from L&G
26 Apr 2007
Legal & General is offering a deferred group Sipp and has introduced lifestyle profiling in its group and individual ranges.
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Demand for Isa advice hits high
26 Apr 2007
Demand for independent financial advice on Isas through IFA Promotion's unbiased.co.uk website has reached record levels.
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Don't rue the day
26 Apr 2007
It is a rare professional who has never advised a client to commit to an investment that has not subsequently gone down in value. It is equally improbable that you will find one who has never missed out on a rising star.
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Duffy will lead Robert Sterling expansion plans
27 Apr 2007
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Eccles joins Pearl in acquisition role
26 Apr 2007
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Edeus in onslaught at adverse lenders
26 Apr 2007
Edeus has attacked high-street lenders moving into the adverse markets in its latest ads.
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Employers in danger of contributing too much into pension schemes
26 Apr 2007
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European eye will monitor PI
26 Apr 2007
The European Commission has confirmed it will keep existing professional indemnity insurance requirements for advisers but will monitor the situation to see if changes are needed in the future.
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Fee-free loans get a mixed reception
26 Apr 2007
Abbey criticised for extended tie-ins.
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Fidelity has eyes for opthalmic market
26 Apr 2007
Fidelity is branching out into eyecare with the launch of an opthalmic arm, codenamed Project Blink.
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Fidelity to announce Bolton replacement in two weeks
30 Apr 2007
Fidelity is expected to announce the long-term replacement for Anthony Bolton on its flagship £3.1bn UK special situations fund in two weeks.
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Fidelity to launch retirement vehicles
27 Apr 2007
Fidelity is to step up its plans in the retirement market with the launch of seven fund of funds vehicles managed by Richard Skelt.
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Fortune foresees increasing move towards transparency
26 Apr 2007
Fortune Asset Management expects funds of hedge funds to move increasingly towards listed status and the transparency of managed accounts.
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Friends Prov posts 12 per cent increase in 'new' life and pensions business
27 Apr 2007
Friends Provident announced a 12 per cent increase on a Present Value of New Business Premiums basis in new life and pensions business in its first quarter results.
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FSA bans IFA for pension transfer failings
1 May 2007
The FSA has banned a Swindon-based IFA from performing certain controlled functions related to regulated activities after breaching its rule on a pensions transfer.
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FSA sends out GI warning
25 Apr 2007
The FSA has warned general insurance firms they must improve their standards of cold calling when selling general insurance over the telephone.
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FSA votes to scrap Age 70 rule
27 Apr 2007
The FSA Board has voted to scrap the Age 70 rule which means Icob advisers will be allowed to sell life policies maturing beyond age 70.
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FundZone to widen access
26 Apr 2007
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German cities see strong growth
26 Apr 2007
Strong economic growth has led to an upturn in the German property market, says Scottish Widows Investment Partnership.
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Getting shirty
26 Apr 2007
Well done to AIG for sending out Manchester United shirts to journalists to accompany a recent press release.
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Half of DB schemes closed to future accruals by 2011, says Aon
1 May 2007
Half of employers with defined benefit schemes could be closed to future accruals by 2011, trebling the number of sponsors that have already done so.
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Hallelujah trail
26 Apr 2007
Trail commission on Oeics and unit trusts has been paid for a number of years. IFAs typically receive 0.5 per cent of invested funds, with no requirement to do anything to receive this payment.
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Hargreaves Lansdown announces IPO price range valuing firm at £711m
1 May 2007
Hargreaves Lansdown has announced an indicative offer price of 140p to 160p for each of its 118.6m ordinary shares.
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Hargreaves Lansdown rocket up rich list
30 Apr 2007
Hargreaves Lansdown's co-founders have rocketed up the rich list but their fortunes are dwarfed by that of Towergate chairman Peter Cullum, who has£700m to his name.
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Henderson appoints new UK Wholesale Sales Director
27 Apr 2007
Henderson Global Investors has appointed Laurie Jaques to the position of sales director.
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High-net-worth customers key to protection sector
26 Apr 2007
The high-net-worth sector will become a key area of the protection market, according to Legal & General.
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Hip trade body boss brands Tory attack "desperate"
27 Apr 2007
Association of Home Information Pack Providers director general Mike Ockenden has blasted the latest Tory opposition to Hips as feeble and desperate.
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Hips to bring consumer confusion, says new survey
1 May 2007
Thirty six per cent of the general public think Hips stands for Homeland Immigration Policy, while only 27 per cent correctly identified it as a Home Information Pack.
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HL extends telephone services
26 Apr 2007
Hargreaves Lansdown is extending the range of advice it offers over the phone.
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HL pulls in 420m Isas, 750m Sipps
26 Apr 2007
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How Selestia helped us return control to clients
26 Apr 2007
Six years ago, following the stockmarket's peak and subsequent fall, we were looking for a solution that would increase value for our clients, improve access to clients' investment information, simplify the administration process and provide accurate information at all times.
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Huge inflows raise fears over Woodford's funds
26 Apr 2007
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IFA gets data on 25,000 investors after Cofunds' glitch
26 Apr 2007
Cofunds has sent the confidential details of 25,000 clients to an IFA following a technical malfunction.
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Industry up to Sipp mischief?
26 Apr 2007
Some insurance companies are paying up to twice the level of commission for new Sipp business than for their personal pension or stakeholder products, despite the majority of Sipp money sitting in insured funds.
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Inflation rise sparks rate speculation
26 Apr 2007
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Insight taps into water stocks
26 Apr 2007
Insight's multi-manager team have invested in iShares S&P global water, the first exchange-traded fund in Europe that tracks the performance of water stocks.
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International equity head quits Invesco
26 Apr 2007
Kathryn Langridge is leaving Invesco Perpetual after 17 years.
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Is it in the stars?
26 Apr 2007
Helen Pow surveys the fund firmament where a handful of glittering star managers see the marketing machine go into overdrive and investors flocking to pile cash into the stellar portfolios but are there other unheralded managers who deserve more widespread recognition?
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Issues set out for probe into PPI
26 Apr 2007
The Competition Commission has published an issues statement as part of its investigation into the market for the supply of payment protection insurance.
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Jupiter is out of this world
26 Apr 2007
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L&G executive director retires
26 Apr 2007
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Lazards sees less volatility in emerging markets
26 Apr 2007
Lazards emerging markets fund manager James Donald believes the sector has become less volatile.
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Le Beau joins Pioneer board
26 Apr 2007
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Lehman plans direct-to-broker specialist lender
26 Apr 2007
Lehman Brothers is set to launch a fourth lending brand in early 2008.
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Lenders cut exit fees on Lehman-funded loans
25 Apr 2007
Lehman Brothers is helping drive down mortgage exit fees, with two of its high-street lending partners cutting charges.
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Lenders pull fixed deals as swap rates increase
26 Apr 2007
Lenders have been withdrawing fixed-rate mortgage deals amid speculation of a bank base rate rise in May.
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Lighthouse chief questions commission obsession
1 May 2007
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Likely SNP victory raises adviser concerns
1 May 2007
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Long road to freedom
26 Apr 2007
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Lords consider Hip hop
27 Apr 2007
Opposition parties are lining up for one last attack on Home Information Packs hoping the House of Lords will provide the perfect setting to ambush the policy to force a delay on implementation.
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Merricks under attack after he blasts CI on TV
26 Apr 2007
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Metcalfe to take on Newton income fund
25 Apr 2007
Newton has appointed a new lead manager on the £1.1bn income fund with Christopher Metcalfe replacing Rob Marshall-Lee and Nick Clay.
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Mortgage Brain launches Secured Loan Trading Exchange
30 Apr 2007
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Mortgage demand weakens amid rising interest rates, says BBA
1 May 2007
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Mortgage Express - Self-Cert Two Year Fixed Rate
27 Apr 2007
Mortgage ExpressSelf-Cert Two Year Fixed Rate
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New kids on the platform block
27 Apr 2007
There was supposed to be a huge announcement this week from Skandia and Selestia detailing their plans for the merged platform, which is due to launch this year following the acquisition of Skandia by Old Mutual.
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Newcob on the block
26 Apr 2007
John Wright, a compliance consultant for Bond Pearce Solicitors, explains some of the implications arising for advisers from the FSA's view principles-based regulatory regime.
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Niznik quits Standard Life
26 Apr 2007
Standard Life Investments' star fund manager Mark Niznik has resigned amid rumours that he is set to join Artemis.
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Offshore tax amnesty could herald crackdown
26 Apr 2007
The offshore tax amnesty could signal the start of a major crackdown on offshore investments, as experts warn that HM Revenue & Customs will not limit its investigations to bank accounts.
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Oliver's twist
26 Apr 2007
Oliver Russ, manager of the Resolution Argonaut European income fund, was the first fund manager to recognise the huge opportunities in this sector.
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Ombudsman says investment expectations must be realistic
26 Apr 2007
The Financial Ombudsman Service says advisers must ensure customers are realistic about investment returns to protect themselves against income-drawdown complaints.
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Out of Context
26 Apr 2007
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Painless extraction
26 Apr 2007
There is much activity ahead of a company's year-end to ensure that remuneration strategies and plans for extracting funds from the company are fully discussed.
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Paternoster doubles assets in Q1
26 Apr 2007
Paternoster doubled its pension scheme assets under management in the first quarter and now has liabilities totalling £411.7m.
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Pension hopes rest with Lords
26 Apr 2007
Opposition parties are to take their fight for compensation for occupational pension scheme victims to the House of Lords after their lifeboat amendments to the Pensions Bill were narrowly defeated.
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PosSol denies CEO Johnson set to quit
26 Apr 2007
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PR guru John...
26 Apr 2007
PR guru John Wriglesworth has a fan club dedicated to him, set up by his current and former employees.
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Product matters
26 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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Product matters
26 Apr 2007
Alliance & Leicester has followed the rush to mimic Northern Rock's Together mortgage, joining recent entrant Birmingham Midshires. Like existing schemes, it operates by offering a 95 per cent mortgage advance with up to an additional 30 per cent on an unsecured loan basis at the same rate and over the same repayment period.
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Protection priorities
26 Apr 2007
The insurance industry has been accused of scaring people into buying protection.
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Providers' cash backing helps advisers to chartered status
26 Apr 2007
Pi Financial Dixon Sutcliffe has secured financial support from four product providers to help more of its advisers achieve chartered financial planning status.
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Providers unite to promote e-services
26 Apr 2007
A collaborative industry website and information hub has been set up to encourage the take-up of e-services across financial services.
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Prudential sees sales fall for Q1
26 Apr 2007
Prudential's UK life business fell by 23 per cent to £183m in the first quarter.
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Pru's Egg sale complete
1 May 2007
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PSigma fund as good as it gets
27 Apr 2007
PSigma Asset ManagementPSigma Income Fund
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Quality control
26 Apr 2007
Weekly, the FSA bangs on about principle-based regulation. It did the same with risk-based monitoring five years ago.
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Regional differences
26 Apr 2007
Neal Underwood says many IFAs are sceptical over the value of regional and sector-specific Fofs.
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Reshuffle at Schroders
26 Apr 2007
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Resolution appoints McKee as head of UK new business
27 Apr 2007
Resolution has appointed Hugh McKee as head of UK new business responsible for leading the development of the Scottish Provident and Phoenix business lines.
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Resolution Foundation sets out priorities for generic advice
26 Apr 2007
The Resolution Foundation has identified five key priorities for the Thoresen Review, as consultation closes on its call for evidence in developing a national approach to generic financial advice.
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Retrospection is what you need
1 May 2007
Retrospective changes to critical illness policies have always been a bone of contention in the protection industry.
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Reversing the risk for fixed interest
26 Apr 2007
Private equity activity is causing havoc among fixed-interest investors, creating an inverted risk profile in corporate bonds.
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Review body to consider more FOS transparency
26 Apr 2007
The Financial Ombudsman Service is to commission an independent review to see if it should release more information on its rulings to complement the FSA's move to principles.
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Royal London in merger talks with Royal Liver
30 Apr 2007
Royal London has released a statement today saying it is in talks with Royal Liver over a possible merger of the two companies.
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Sacrificial rights
26 Apr 2007
I am the managing director of a limited company. I would like it to make a pension contribution on my behalf but I understand there is now uncertainty as to whether the company will get corporation tax relief.
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ScotProv unveils its new image
26 Apr 2007
Scottish Provident has revamped its logo and literature but is keeping its brand name.
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Sesame fined £330k over Scarps failures
26 Apr 2007
Sesame has been fined £330,000 for failing to treat its customers fairly when handling complaints concerning sales of precipice bonds.
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Ship hails record first quarter
30 Apr 2007
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Signature tune
26 Apr 2007
I believe that Royal Liver IFA market manager Andy Milburn has done the Association of British Insurers a favour by pointing out that its forthcoming guidelines on improved clarity for telephone and online applications for protection business need to identify a consistent approach to the issue of signatures.
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SimplyBiz in deal for Buckles funds
26 Apr 2007
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Sipps - suit you, sir??
26 Apr 2007
It seems that you can pick up any trade paper just at the moment and self-invested personal pensions will be on or near the front page.
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Sirius profits up 22 per cent
30 Apr 2007
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Sites for sore IFAs
26 Apr 2007
A few months ago, I had a moment of revelation. I had just been researching whether to move broadband providers, having read that contracts were becoming cheaper. To stay with my existing supplier might now be unnecessarily expensive.
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Skandia/Selestia platform to launch in summer as Vasilieff quits
25 Apr 2007
Skandia Life, Skandia MultiFunds and Selestia are set to merge into one combined business platform to be led by Brett Williams.
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Smith & Pinching rebrands as OPM
26 Apr 2007
Smith & Pinching Portfolio Management has branded its multi-manager operations as OPM (Only Performance Matters) Fund Management.
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Snowball quitting Aviva for Towergate
26 Apr 2007
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Spending watchdog tells FSA to count cost of regulating risky firms
30 Apr 2007
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Standard Life Bank - Freestyle Professional Mortgage Two Year Fixed Rate
27 Apr 2007
Standard Life BankFreestyle Professional Mortgage Two Year Fixed Rate
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Standard Life shareholders still haven't claimed 261m
26 Apr 2007
Standard Life has revealed that 220,000 former members have yet to claim around 83 million shares worth 261m.
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Standard Life updates CI cover
26 Apr 2007
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Standard Life's declined claims plummet
1 May 2007
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Standard scales the twin peaks
26 Apr 2007
Once again, The Diary breaks new ground by finding iron-clad proof that the Scots have more imagination than the English.
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Standard's adviserzone allows pipeline tracking
26 Apr 2007
Standard Life has introduced pipeline tracking on its adviserzone extranet service.
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Start-up firm moves into wrap market
26 Apr 2007
Parmenion, a new discretionary management wrap, is being launched into the IFA market next week.
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Stay cool if stars depart, says Defaqto
26 Apr 2007
'IFAs under less pressure than in conventional funds'
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Submission implausible
26 Apr 2007
Some would say the recent leak of the alleged Association of British Insurers submission to the retail regulatory review revealing that it wants to strip down contracts down to remove product advice does not go far enough.
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SWIP appoints James Clunie to its UK equity team
26 Apr 2007
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) has added to its UK equities team with the appointment of James Clunie as investment director.
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TD Waterhouse claims first with multi-currency Sipp
26 Apr 2007
TD Waterhouse has unveiled what it claims to be the first multi-currency option on its self-invested personal pension.
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Team of 11 aim to tackle claim issues
26 Apr 2007
Aegon Scottish Equitable and Norwich Union are among the providers which will be represented on the Association of British Insurers' TCF protection claims group.
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Tenet and OBSR aim to give advisers a Clear Advantage
1 May 2007
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The ABI's commission conundrum
30 Apr 2007
They say it is best to get things out into the open and so it is with the ABI's draft retail distribution review response which will leave advisers in no doubt where certain sections of the industry are coming from.
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The asset set
26 Apr 2007
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The effects of Equitable
26 Apr 2007
Ten years ago, in an article that I wrote for The Scotsman newspaper, I warned readers of the pension selling practices of Equitable Life.
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Thinc again on women
26 Apr 2007
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Threadneedle expands emerging markets debt team
25 Apr 2007
Threadneedle Investments has appointed Richard House as a fund manager to join its emerging markets fixed income team.
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Tiner call for tribunal to back up principles
26 Apr 2007
The FSA is warning that work will need to be done to ensure the rulings of the financial services and markets tribunal do not undermine the move to principle-based regime.
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Tiner revives caveat emptor
26 Apr 2007
The FSA is to reopen the controversial debate surrounding caveat emptor and the legal responsibilities consumers should carry in a principle-based regime.
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To Sipp or not to Sipp?
26 Apr 2007
It was never going to be long before the battle lines were drawn in the Sipp playing field and Scottish Life has made the opening salvo.
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True sets up share deal for advisers
26 Apr 2007
The scheme is similar to the deal which was established by Positive Solutions last year.
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Trustee nails
26 Apr 2007
Things are never dull in the world of Sipps. The challenges continue to be interesting and stimulating, particularly the conflicts between HM Revenue & Customs and the new FSA requirements concerning trustee duties.
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Vaquier appointed as Axa REIM chief exec
26 Apr 2007
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Venture firm takes 22.5% stake in LEBC
26 Apr 2007
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Vertex to facilitate HSBC Life product range
30 Apr 2007
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Vertex wins HSBC contract
26 Apr 2007
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Virgin Money top for growing profits
26 Apr 2007
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Wales is hot spot for BTL, says Paragon
30 Apr 2007
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Way Group adapts IHT plans for Scots law
26 Apr 2007
Inheritance tax planning specialist Way Group has introduced specialist versions of its nine investment schemes that comply with Scottish law.
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Weighty effort from UBS
27 Apr 2007
UBS Global Asset ManagementUBS UK Equity Income Fund
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Withers joins Credit Suisse
27 Apr 2007
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WP stalwarts finally reap their rewards
26 Apr 2007
Rising returns on with-profits bonds are finally rewarding investors who stuck with them through recent lean years, says Moneyfacts.
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Wrap migration
26 Apr 2007
Enterprise Learning's chief executive Gary Storer and principal consultant Andy Thompsett set out a five-step guide to making the move to wrap.





