Money Marketing
30 January 2008
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Fed cuts rates for second time in nine days
31 Jan 2008
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Land Registry shows 0.4% dip in prices
31 Jan 2008
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Profit warning from FSA on mortgages
31 Jan 2008
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£1.66Bn harvest for agriculture fund
31 Jan 2008
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3A adds further enhancements to range
31 Jan 2008
Fund of hedge fund manager 3A has added six funds of hedge funds to its alternative capital enhancement Sicav range.
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A kind of magic
31 Jan 2008
I generally enjoy reading Nic Cicutti's column and his recent article featuring me (Money Marketing, January 17) was no exception, perhaps because I was on a Barbados beach at the time and read it on my Blackberry.
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A shaw thing
31 Jan 2008
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A&L secures funds but faces £185m hit
31 Jan 2008
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ABI publishes protection factsheet for consumers
1 Feb 2008
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ABI warns over auto-enrolment
31 Jan 2008
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A-Day effect just keeps on going for advisers
31 Jan 2008
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A-day opportunities in risk
1 Feb 2008
A-day opportunities for group risk remain untapped, in part because of the separation of pension and group risk advice says Aegon Scottish Equitable.
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Adviser Fund Index - Domestic upheaval
31 Jan 2008
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Advisers happy to adopt CAR, says Zurich
31 Jan 2008
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Advisers say service is improving
31 Jan 2008
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Aegon cuts initial charge on UK trio
31 Jan 2008
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Aifa issues publication to clarify Mifid
1 Feb 2008
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All things price
31 Jan 2008
The last eight years have seen many changes in the world of pensions. In 2000, the traditional personal pen-sion was king. Multi-manager personal pensions and Sipps were viewed as niche products and on the horizon was the new kid on the block, stakeholder pensions.
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Alliance Trust appoints new head of distribution
1 Feb 2008
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Annuity deal for smokers
31 Jan 2008
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Aon warns against hybrid charging structure for personal accounts
31 Jan 2008
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Arc pays 2m for adviser firm
31 Jan 2008
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Arc returns to fixed income plan
31 Jan 2008
Arc Capital & income has introduced its fourth fixed income plan, a capital-protected bond that provides monthly or annual income during a term of five years and three weeks.
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Asset allocation in stormy times
1 Feb 2008
Today's volatile markets ram home the fact that defined contribution pensions pass all risk on to employees, making the issue of asset allocation crucial, John Greenwood reports
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Asset aside
31 Jan 2008
In simple terms, estate planning is ensuring that when a client dies their assets pass on to their intended beneficiaries but while this is simple in theory, there are, in practice, a number of complications.
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Atlantic crossing
31 Jan 2008
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Axa slaps six month notice period on life and pensions property funds
31 Jan 2008
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Bank manager jailed as warning to fraudsters
31 Jan 2008
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Bank of Ireland withdraws products to protect service levels
4 Feb 2008
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Bank robbery
31 Jan 2008
Bertolt Brecht said: "It is easier to rob by setting up a bank than by holding up a bank clerk."
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Barclays Wealth - Regular Income Bond
1 Feb 2008
Barclays WealthRegular Income Bond
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Battle fatigue
31 Jan 2008
Do readers believe providers have any obligation to honour policy conditions, adhere to their published service standards or recognise IFA complaints?
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Bill of rights
31 Jan 2008
The headlines over the recent Pensions Bill have centred firmly on pension reform and the introduction of auto-enrolment and the personal accounts scheme. But this bill is not a one-trick pony. It also tackles other areas of pension rules.
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Black and White withdraws from regulated mortgage market
4 Feb 2008
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Blanchflower the lone dissenter as MPC voted 8-1 to hold bank rate
31 Jan 2008
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Blue Monday but brighter outlook
1 Feb 2008
January generally is a dim month, and the financial crisis hitting global markets hardly brightens the scene, but all is not gloom and doom
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Bonham Carter rallies investors
31 Jan 2008
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Broker Talkback
31 Jan 2008
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Brokers hang on with remortgages
31 Jan 2008
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Buffett meal
31 Jan 2008
This year has got off to a disappointing start with falls across all global equity markets. The latest bout of volatility stems from continued concerns about the state of the US economy.
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By comparison
31 Jan 2008
Those of you who check out small details such as the email to use when berating me for any sins and omissions in this column will have noticed recently that I no longer use the moneysupermarket.com address. After nine interesting months at moneysupermarket, I have rejoined the freelance world.
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CGT tripled for some SAYE savers
1 Feb 2008
Changes to capital gains tax, confirmed by the Treasury last month, could negatively affect over 270,000 employees in Save As You Earn (SAYE) schemes says ifs ProShare.
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CII Group and Scottish Widows to produce professionalism package
5 Feb 2008
Scottish Widows and the CII Group have formed a partnership to deliver a “package of professionalism” to support financial advisers progressing towards specific diploma and advanced diploma qualifications.
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Closepip shuts door on property
31 Jan 2008
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Commercial conditions
31 Jan 2008
The times are certainly changing for retail investors in property funds. There is so much news around covering commercial property fund redemptions by retail investors such as Aegon stopping customers from withdrawing their money from the £2bn Scottish Equitable property fund run by Morley Fund Management.
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Darling launches consultation paper on financial stability and depositor protection
30 Jan 2008
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Darling set for crisis talks with insurers
31 Jan 2008
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DC Company pensions contract based schemes in favour
1 Feb 2008
Jeremy Ward, Head of Pensions Marketing, Friends Provident, considers why more employers are choosing a contract based work place company pension scheme
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Deadline for Northern Rock bids today
4 Feb 2008
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Death of brokers' champion Andrew Paddick
31 Jan 2008
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Derbyshire CEO Peter Richardson retires early
30 Jan 2008
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Diversify to multiply
1 Feb 2008
Volatility in employees' pension funds can cause unease among an employer's workforce. Paul Farrow examines how diversification can pour oil on todays troubled investment waters
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Do individual investors have well-defined preferences?
1 Feb 2008
Over the last few decades, there has been a global shift from defined benefit plans to defined contribution plans. With that shift, the responsibility for retirement planning has been turned over to employees. In particular, employees have to decide how much to save and how to invest their money.
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Do you know who I am?
31 Jan 2008
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Dog days for fund firms
31 Jan 2008
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Don't get stressed
1 Feb 2008
Stress amongst employees is costing UK businesses increasing amounts. Edmund Tarbutt finds intermediaries can profit from de-stressing their clients' workforces
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Duffield plans turn-round for New Star
31 Jan 2008
New Star has had a troubling start to the year after cutting its dividend following marked withdrawals from its funds.
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Elastic bands
31 Jan 2008
This tax year, 2007-08, has been a vintage year for inheritance tax aficionados.
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EU commission ban proposal overturned
31 Jan 2008
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F&C reports record year as it prepares for sale
31 Jan 2008
F&C recorded gross new inflows of £703m into its Oeic range in 2007, a 37.3 per cent increase on 2006, in what was a record year for its open-ended investment funds.
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Federal express
31 Jan 2008
Turmoil in the markets, the Fed catching us all out, Mervyn King warning of tough times ahead - not to mention the annual Davos Fest - it felt as though a whole quarter had been crammed into a single week.
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Firm but fair
31 Jan 2008
Technology has long had a symbiotic relationship with regulation. Many of the regulatory changes that we have seen in the last 20 years would have been almost impossible without technology. Take disclosure, for example.
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Fitch downgrades Friends Provident after strategic review announced
31 Jan 2008
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Flint becomes housing minister
31 Jan 2008
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Friends International protects global growth
31 Jan 2008
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Friends Prov shows commitment to protection
5 Feb 2008
Friends Provident decided last week to do away with its wealth management businesses to concentrate on the life and pensions and protection markets.
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Friends to sell F&C and Pantheon but retain Sesame
31 Jan 2008
Friends Provident is to sell F&C, high-net worth IFA firm Pantheon and wealth management arm Lombard and cease development of its wrap in a massive group restructure announced today.
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FSA bans Jonathan Hardie for mishandling mortgage endowment complaints
30 Jan 2008
The FSA has banned Jonathan Leigh Hardie, of Primedale Financial Services, from being a senior manager for mishandling mortgage endowment complaints over a period of five years.
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FSA updates consumer site
31 Jan 2008
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FSA warns banks after SocGen loss
31 Jan 2008
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FundsNetwork Fofs tackle RDR challenge
31 Jan 2008
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Funnell defends fund fee
31 Jan 2008
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GE Money - Near Prime Plus Three-Year Discount Full Status
31 Jan 2008
GE MoneyNear Prime Plus Three-Year Discount Full Status
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GE Money - Near Prime Three-Year Discount Self Cert
31 Jan 2008
GE MoneyNear Prime Three-Year Discount Self Cert
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Get Ellison
1 Feb 2008
Robin Ellison is acknowledged to be Britain's legal authority on pension law. He discusses Maxwell, the Mafia and much more with John Greenwood
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Going for gold
31 Jan 2008
Despite the recent fall, gold prices should continue to rise and some forecasters believe the price may reach $2,000 an ounce in the medium term. It would need to rise to this figure to reach an all-time high in real terms after taking into account inflation since 1980.
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Gold stars
1 Feb 2008
Each month we bring you the opinions of the managers of the funds most likely to be selected for pension portfolios through external fund links or Sipps. This month - GRAHAM BIRCH'S BLACKROCK ML GOLD & GENERAL FUND
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Government proposes financial incentives as a solution for obesity problems
1 Feb 2008
The Government is planning to promote healthy living by giving financial incentives for obese people to loose weight.
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Grey area for Nutt as Geffen moves into list
31 Jan 2008
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Half of Co-op pension clients opt for ethical fund choice
31 Jan 2008
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Heads should roll at the FSA, says Vince Cable
30 Jan 2008
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Health and wellbeing tax relief for SMEs considered
1 Feb 2008
Tax relief for SME businesses that buy health and wellbeing products is seriously being considered by the Government according to Nick Kirwan, head of health and protection at the ABI.
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Health Shield updates direct and corporate health plans
1 Feb 2008
Health Shield has updated its voluntary corporate and direct health cash plan schemes, introducing new dental accident, parental hospital stay and health and wellbeing benefits.
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Hedge fund RAB backs Northern Rock's in-house management team
5 Feb 2008
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Heirs apparent
31 Jan 2008
Inheritance tax is an issue which rankles with many people and more IHT-mitigation products are coming on to the market.
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Henderson goes Dutch to cut costs of hedge exposure
31 Jan 2008
Henderson's multi-manager team are holding a multi-strategy hedge fund that is structured as an investment trust because the fees are lower than a fund of hedge funds.
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Hightree Financial Services...
31 Jan 2008
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House prices remain static in January says Halifax
5 Feb 2008
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How green is your pension?
1 Feb 2008
Standard Life should be applauded for its 'Go Paperless' initiative - now the rest of the industry needs to green their financial products says Ian McKenna, director of the Financial Technology Research Centre
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HSBC hits positive note in Russia
31 Jan 2008
HSBC InvestmentsHSBC GIF Russia Equity fund
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Ian Lowes Live and kicking
31 Jan 2008
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IMA calls for total abolition of stamp duty
1 Feb 2008
The Investment Management Association is calling for the total abolition of stamp duty on investments to stem the flow of funds offshore where investors perceive them to be less heavily taxed.
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In sickness and wealth
1 Feb 2008
Picking the right cash plan is about more than which offers the best value in payout terms. Sam Barrett finds a growing array of benefits designed to suit all sorts of workforces
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Individual insolvencies decrease in Q4 2007
1 Feb 2008
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Inflation letters may be on way
31 Jan 2008
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Inheriting issues
1 Feb 2008
Last autumn's easing of inheritance tax criteria is welcome, but it has created fresh issues for advisers, says Sonia Speedy
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Investment matters
31 Jan 2008
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Investment matters - Bullion for you
31 Jan 2008
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Jelf makes three acquisitions
31 Jan 2008
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JO Hambro re-opens European funds
5 Feb 2008
JO Hambro Capital Management has re-opened its offshore £474m continental European and £178m European funds after re-evaluating the capacity levels on the range.
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John Deane
31 Jan 2008
You don't fix what isn't broken, says John Deane, the Royal London executive director with responsibility for IFA business, apparently weary of persistent rumours that Bright Grey and new acquisition Scottish Provident will be merged.
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John Tiner to take part in Tory review of regulation
4 Feb 2008
Former FSA chief executive John Tiner is a member of an independent review body which has been commissioned by the Tories to look into regulation in the UK.
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Judgement week
30 Jan 2008
Now is perhaps not the best time for investment firms to judge the performance of fund managers given the recent market volatility.
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Jupiter appoints non-executive chairman
31 Jan 2008
Jupiter Investment Management Holdings Ltd has appointed Jamie Dundas as its non-executive chairman.
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Kelly returns to Sesame as MD
31 Jan 2008
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Kensington Mortgages chief executive resigns
1 Feb 2008
Kensington chief executive Alison Hutchinson has announced she will be leaving the firm at the end of March following its integration with parent company Investec.
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Kensington rocked as it loses chief executive
1 Feb 2008
Kensington has lost its second chief executive in the space of a year after it confirmed Alison Hutchinson would be leaving the lender at the end of March.
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Last call for Ultimate Default Fund votes
1 Feb 2008
The deadline is approaching for readers to vote in the Corporate Adviser Ultimate Default Fund competition and win a case of champagne.
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Late exodus spoiled year for funds
31 Jan 2008
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Less competitive rates as lenders wait for Rock fixed deals to expire
31 Jan 2008
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Let the Bank take the lead
31 Jan 2008
The MPs of the Treasury select committee suggest the Bank of England should take responsibility for financial stability of banks from the FSA.
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LibDems set out plans for care pledge
31 Jan 2008
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Life Trust income plan is long bet, claims McPhail
31 Jan 2008
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Like it or lump it
31 Jan 2008
I have an executive pension plan with a fund value of £100,000 and a tax-free cash limit of £35,000. I gather that the new pension rules do not allow me to transfer this fund without reducing my tax-free cash limit to 25 per cent of the fund. Is that correct?
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London & Capital in multi-asset offering
31 Jan 2008
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Low cost Sipps hailed by L&G
1 Feb 2008
Low-cost group Sipps are being recognised as the company pension of choice by an increasing number of large organisations says Legal & General.
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Market chaos may slow intermediary business
1 Feb 2008
Uncertain financial markets could put the brakes on those intermediaries seeking to grow their employee benefits business but should not threaten existing client relationships say advisers and providers.
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Matthews quits Standard for Friends
31 Jan 2008
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Mervyn King reappointed governor of the Bank of England
30 Jan 2008
Mervyn King has been reappointed governor of the Bank of England for a further five year term.
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Michael Both
31 Jan 2008
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Mike Kellard warns against RDR making commission "impossible"
31 Jan 2008
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Modest drop in house prices for January
31 Jan 2008
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Money Marketing Markets: FTSE rebounds after third worst month on record
1 Feb 2008
As January goes so goes the year, according to the cliché, but investors will be praying that it does not come true.
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Mortgage approvals show dramatic fall
31 Jan 2008
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Mortgage Business Expo: FSA increases enforcement resources
30 Jan 2008
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Mortgage Business Expo: AMI aims to encourage new lenders into market
30 Jan 2008
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Mortgageforce wins civil service deal
31 Jan 2008
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Mortgages Plc tests out technology platform
31 Jan 2008
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MPL launch property fund
4 Feb 2008
Managing Partners Limited (MPL) has launched a new property fund in a bid to take advantage of discounts in the market.
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MPs back pay rise of 1.9%
31 Jan 2008
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MPs want Bank to take lead role over the FSA
31 Jan 2008
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National Dragons' Den to boost enterprise says Tory review
5 Feb 2008
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Nationwide and Legal & General start distribution partnership
5 Feb 2008
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NDFA - Twin Option Kick Out Plan
1 Feb 2008
NDFATwin Option Kick Out Plan
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Negative charge?
31 Jan 2008
Standard Life set up discretionary investment management service Standard Life Wealth last week with a proposed 1.375 per cent charge.
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New fees free overseas property mortgage broker launches
4 Feb 2008
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No quick fix for borrowers
31 Jan 2008
Tracker products with no early redemption charges are the most popular mortgage deals so far this year due to the continued failure of lenders to offer competitive fixed rates.
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Noble Fund Managers - Noble Aim VCT Top Up
31 Jan 2008
Noble Fund ManagersNoble Aim VCT Top Up
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Northern lights
31 Jan 2008
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Norwich Union announces special bonus of £2.3bn to with-profits customers
5 Feb 2008
Norwich Union has announced it will pay out a special bonus of £2.3bn to 1.1 million with-profits policyholders and has put an improved reattribution offer to the policyholder advocate.
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NU lowering protection rates
31 Jan 2008
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NU threat to halt payouts as orphan cash row grows
31 Jan 2008
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O'Brien backing Aifa's manifesto
31 Jan 2008
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Old can be gold
1 Feb 2008
Finding employers and employees better terms for their workplace pension schemes is a valuable service. There are still bad old contracts out there that need revisiting, says James Phillipps
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Olivant pulls out of the race for Northern Rock as Virgin and NR Board submit proposals
4 Feb 2008
Olivant has announced today that it has decided to pull out of the running for Northern Rock while the Virgin-led consortium and NR's Board have confirmed their plans for the stricken lender.
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Optimiser irons out emerging volatility
31 Jan 2008
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Origo launches agency service
31 Jan 2008
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Overseas pension products imminent
1 Feb 2008
UK life offices will within three years be offering British customers pension products that are registered overseas predicts pensions law guru Robin Ellison.
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Pada is urged to publish its calculations
31 Jan 2008
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Pada outlines charging options
31 Jan 2008
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Pension shadow Waterson arrested
31 Jan 2008
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PI firm aims to cut costs for mortgage brokers
31 Jan 2008
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PosSol Forum: New Mortgage Club launched
31 Jan 2008
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PosSol Forum: PosSol platform launch “uncoordinated” and “ineffective”, admits Jim Reeve
31 Jan 2008
Positive Solutions chief executive Jim Reeve has conceded the launch of True Potential, the firm’s chosen platform provider, has been blighted by inadequate training support and uncoordinated communication.
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PosSol says Lexicon Partners appointment shows it is serious about flotation
1 Feb 2008
Positive Solutions has appointed corporate finance advisory firm Lexicon Partners to assist it with its planned stock market flotation in 2010.
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Price pressure hits home
31 Jan 2008
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Pro planners taking on wealth managers
31 Jan 2008
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Product matters
31 Jan 2008
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Purnell takes over from Hain at DWP
1 Feb 2008
James Purnell has taken the role of secretary of state for work and pensions following the resignation of Peter Hain.
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Purnell takes over Work and Pensions
31 Jan 2008
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Putting a value on saving
1 Feb 2008
The second reading of the Pensions Bill has left unanswered several key questions, says John Lawson, head of pensions at Standard Life
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Qualifications and commission central to Retail Distribution Review
1 Feb 2008
Commission structures and advisers' qualifications have taken centre stage in the battle over the FSA's Retail Distribution Review proposals.
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'RDR must consider role of solicitors'
31 Jan 2008
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Ready for action
31 Jan 2008
Many will have buried their new year resolutions in the bottom drawer along with the discounted gym membership which was probably promoted by a leading health insurer.
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Reita appoints IPF's Keane as first director
4 Feb 2008
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Rent rises boost buy-to-let returns
31 Jan 2008
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Review to assess rental market
31 Jan 2008
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Rough road ahead for mortgage firms, says Malone
31 Jan 2008
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Row breaks over Kilminster deal
31 Jan 2008
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Rowanmoor launches life assurance scheme with Lutine
5 Feb 2008
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Royal London new life and pensions business down 1%
1 Feb 2008
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Sacrifice to gain
31 Jan 2008
Gordon Brown ended his tenure as Chancellor with a grandstanding performance at his final Budget speech last March. He finished by saying that the basic rate of income tax would be cut "from 22p down to 20p".
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ScotLife adds 16 core funds
31 Jan 2008
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Seminars show the fair way for with-profits
31 Jan 2008
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Shake-up aiming to bolster brand distinctions at Axa and Winterthur
31 Jan 2008
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Shock absorbers
31 Jan 2008
In recent weeks, analysts have been revising and re-revising down their outlooks for the eurozone economy along with global forecasts as a slew of bad news shocks have been digested by the market. This is a very different situation to that of six months ago and is in contrast to the region's business cycle over the last two years, which has been trending upward.
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Shopping list
31 Jan 2008
The explosion of new lenders and intermediaries in the UK market over the last decade has driven competition, encouraged innovation and delivered huge choice for borrowers. However, as trading conditions tighten, funding remains difficult to secure and volumes shrink, the pressure on some companies may be too much to bear.
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Six more IFA firms join ranks of Nucleus
4 Feb 2008
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Small firms' relief at 10% rate to £1m
31 Jan 2008
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Smith & Williamson EIS explores farmshop and dine concept
31 Jan 2008
The country food and dining enterprise investment scheme fund aims for growth by investing in up to five out-of town businesses that combine eating out with farm-style food shops.
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Smooth running of CAR means articulating added value
31 Jan 2008
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Standard Life calls for tax axe in bond funds
31 Jan 2008
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Standard Life grounds airline stocks
5 Feb 2008
Standard Life has removed all exposure to airline stocks from its ethical portfolios after receiving strong feedback from investors in its annual ethical survey.
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Standard Life posts 18 per cent loss in individual pension sales
30 Jan 2008
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Steven Crawshaw appointed CML chairman
31 Jan 2008
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Strong sales rise for St James's Place
31 Jan 2008
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Suitable case for treatment
31 Jan 2008
Perhaps I am just naive. I have always found it quite difficult to understand the need to have an initiative called treating customers fairly. After all, shouldn't service companies being doing that already? Isn't that the core of their business offering?
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Sweeney to head up Hewitt's corporate pensions team
1 Feb 2008
Hewitt Associates is appointing Andrew Sweeney as leader of the corporate pension consulting team in its Leeds office.
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Swip searches for Euro income
1 Feb 2008
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership has established the Swip European income fund to take advantage of the attractive dividends being paid by companies in Europe.
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Syndicate acquires The Independent Financial Solutions Group
5 Feb 2008
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Tenet profits grow strongly
31 Jan 2008
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Tenet's LIME establishes franchise with Point Five Estate Agents
4 Feb 2008
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The challenge for Trevor Matthews
1 Feb 2008
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The RDR Game
1 Feb 2008
The Retail Distribution Review (RDR) could produce the most substantial change to the structure of the industry since the demise of the direct sales force. I had a look at some simple game theory – modelling the incentives and penalties for each party to a transaction - in an attempt to understand what is driving it, and what a sustainable outcome might look like.
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The simple life
31 Jan 2008
Planning for the consequences of death makes it easier to deal with the division and transfer of assets among heirs. Financial advisers should be aware of some simple steps that their clients can take.
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There’s something about pensions
31 Jan 2008
The shock news that Tory Shadow pensions minister Nigel Waterson was arrested for assault came hot on the heels of former Work and Pensions Secretary Peter Hain’s resignation.
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Threadneedle acquires Invesco Perpetual's £470m DC pension business
4 Feb 2008
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Through the keyhole
31 Jan 2008
Any IFA who is not already offering business protection insurance is turning their back on a lucrative market that is desperately in need of advice and guidance.
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Tim McCarron to step down from Fidelity European values trust
30 Jan 2008
Fidelity stalwart Tim McCarron is stepping down as manager of the £855m European values fund passing on the management of the vehicle to portfolio manager Sudipto Banerji.
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Tories label HMRC incompetent after online tax return blunder
31 Jan 2008
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Tories take another look at regulation
4 Feb 2008
The Conservative Party has commissioned an independent review body, which includes former FSA chief executive John Tiner, to look into the burden of regulation.
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Towergate buys Burgess's firm
31 Jan 2008
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Towry Law aims to treble corporate business in the next ten years
1 Feb 2008
Towry Law is planning a drive into the employee benefits market that will see it increase its corporate business from 15 to 50 per cent of revenue within 10 years while moving all clients onto fees.
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Trackers with no ERCs are mortgage top choice
31 Jan 2008
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Transact profits take off
31 Jan 2008
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Trustee boards should seek independent advice
1 Feb 2008
More than a third of trustee boards do not seek any independent advice on employer covenant issues, according to research from Gazelle Pensions Advisory.
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U-turn for the worse
31 Jan 2008
Last week, I started my look at the proposed changes to the taxation of UK-resident companies which invest in investment-based life insurance policies with an overview of a couple of key issues that have had to be taken into account when advising companies on the investment of funds.
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Vital role for generic advice in workplace
31 Jan 2008
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Voice analysis could hit TCF targets, says Severn
31 Jan 2008
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WdB gives long players a spin
31 Jan 2008
Williams de Broe has added the Resolution Cartesian UK equity 130/30 fund to three of its four multi-manager funds.
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Whelan to join Fidelity Intl for European multi-manager
31 Jan 2008
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With-profits bolsters Pru business figures
31 Jan 2008
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Woodford foresees 10% property fall
31 Jan 2008
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Woolwich - Five Year Fixed Rate
31 Jan 2008
WoolwichFive Year Fixed Rate
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Workplace stress linked to heart disease
1 Feb 2008
Stressful jobs are significantly increasing younger employees' chances of coronary heart disease, according to a study reported in the European Heart Journal.
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Worth the sacrifice
1 Feb 2008
From pensions and childcare vouchers to bus passes and staff canteens, salary sacrifice is on the increase - in part because finance directors find it so palatable. Debbie Lovewell finds it a sacrifice worth making
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Xafinity Consulting appoints head of new healthcare arm
1 Feb 2008
Xafinity Consulting has appointed Michael Lewars to its healthcare arm, Xafinity Healthcare.
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Zurich job for Blair
31 Jan 2008





