Money Marketing
30 June 2011
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A free house instead of a state pension?
30 Jun 2011
Steve Bee says it should be communicated that it would cost the average price of a house to buy yourself a guaranteed state pension.
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Advisers find it hard to lobby Government
30 June 2011
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Aviva goes for mass market with annuity risk option
30 June 2011
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Bail-out boss warns of wave of repos
30 June 2011
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BAM favours managers with sound convictions
30 June 2011
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Banks warned to turn away money-laundering risks or face FSA action
30 June 2011
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Basel III won't cover the extra cap-ad rules for Sifis
4 Jul 2011
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BBA still trying to defend PPI position
30 June 2011
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BoI bond exit
30 June 2011
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Cable to probe short-termism stance
30 June 2011
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Cloud with a silver lining
30 Jun 2011
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'Dilnot proposals based on personal assets'
30 June 2011
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Discretion required in outsourcing portfolios
1 Jul 2011
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Dorset police swoop
30 June 2011
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Double triumph for Aviva
30 June 2011
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Drawdown clients caught in tax gap
30 Jun 2011
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Euro bond
30 Jun 2011
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Euro regulator could get power for shock swoops
4 Jul 2011
The European Parliament wants to give the European Securities and Markets Authority the power to conduct unannounced, on-site inspections of firms.
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Euro regulator questions UK move to twin peaks
1 Jul 2011
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European supervision could overtake UK regulation
1 Jul 2011
UK regulators could be usurped by European supervisors.
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Ex-Skandia chief to head insurance unit at FSA
30 June 2011
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Facts of life
4 Jul 2011
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Fair exchange
4 Jul 2011
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Farrow: RDR’s aim of accessible advice could backfire
1 Jul 2011
Paul Farrow says the FSA should be encouraging consumers to find decent financial advice.
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Fatca could cost firms £45 a client
30 Jun 2011
KPMG estimates that complying with the US government’s Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act will cost fund firms up to £45 per investor.
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FCA competition boost needed
30 Jun 2011
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FCA will act early to slap product ban on firms
30 Jun 2011
Firms could be banned from selling widely accepted products if their sales processes are found to be unacceptable by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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FOS chief slams insurers for failing to stop PPI debacle
1 Jul 2011
The FOS has criticised insurers for not acting as soon as they became aware that payment protection insurance policies were being missold.
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FSA finds BTL being exploited
30 June 2011
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FSA keeps crimefighter role
30 Jun 2011
Treasury financial secretary Mark Hoban confirms criminal powers to investigate white collar crime will stay with the FSA.
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FSA: New regulator's interventionist approach will increase costs
30 Jun 2011
The FSA has warned the financial services industry it will have to bear the brunt of higher regulatory costs
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FSA: Small lenders fail to spot fraud risks
1 Jul 2011
Some small lenders are failing to identify fraud risks when they develop new mortgage products.
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FSA's Cole hammers banks for hard-sell tactics
30 June 2011
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Fund trio for Hambro
30 June 2011
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Fundamental arithmetic
4 Jul 2011
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Gledhill joins Axa
30 June 2011
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Global mishmash may cost insurers £15bn a year
30 Jun 2011
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Government to revise short-service refund rules
30 June 2011
The Government will amend short-service refund rules as part of wider reforms to the treatment of small pension pots.
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Greek parliament passes second austerity law
30 Jun 2011
The Greek parliament has passed the second austerity law which allows them to secure further support from the IMF.
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Heron in bid to fend off Euro BTL rules
1 Jul 2011
Paragon Group director of mortgages John Heron hopeful BTL mortgages will not be included in the EC’s mortgage rules following a lobbying trip to Brussels.
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How OPM fixed income aims to beat a rate rise
30 June 2011
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Industry needs a standard adviser-charging model
5 Jul 2011
Mike Eaton says multiple approaches to adviser-charging could increase the chances of misselling and regulatory intervention.
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Insurers oppose EU move to delay Solvency II
1 Jul 2011
Move follows concerns that some regulators and mid-market insurers will struggle to comply in time.
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Italian governor Draghi is new ECB president
30 June 2011
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Know your limits
30 Jun 2011
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KPMG accuses FSA of losing driving force
1 Jul 2011
KPMG accuses the FSA of taking its foot off the pedal on engaging with Europe.
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Lemos says MAS is serving a sector that IFAs can't reach
1 Jul 2011
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Lenders facing up to £380,000 annual bill to meet FSA guidelines
1 Jul 2011
Lenders face up to £380,000 annual bill to comply with the FSA’s mortgage fraud guidelines.
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LSE terminates TMX merger
30 Jun 2011
The London Stock Exchange is to terminate its agreed merger with Canada’s TMX Group.
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MAM's Williams goes defensive with income trust
1 Jul 2011
MAM Funds managing director Gervais Williams has invested just 40 per cent of his £50m diverse income trust.
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MEP warns Hoban on Europe-bashing
30 June 2011
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Meteor pays £20k for Lehman downgrade failure
30 June 2011
Meteor has dropped its judicial review of a FOS decision and paid a couple £20,000 after it failed to tell them that Standard & Poor’s had downgraded Lehman Brothers.
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Midas fund adopts cautious attitude
30 June 2011
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Million Dollar Round Table should be taken seriously
5 Jul 2011
Simon Gibson say the MDRT has improved his role as a modern financial services professional.
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MM leader: Government must not ignore Dilnot's LTC plans
30 Jun 2011
Osborne and Cameron will be making a huge mistake if they think a future LTC crisis can be conveniently ignored.
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'MMR delay will create regulatory uncertainty'
30 June 2011
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Moving away from home
30 June 2011
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Nest app aims for 20s' age group
30 June 2011
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Nine brokers probed for mortgage fraud
30 June 2011
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No IFA voice on Euro regulation
1 Jul 2011
The IFA sector has no representation in the European supervisory authority drafting the detail of European regulation for markets and investor protection.
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North on sick leave
30 June 2011
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OFT tells sub-prime firm Swift to improve or lose its licence
30 June 2011
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One in 10 insurers fail European stress test
5 Jul 2011
EIOPA says 13 European insurers would be incapable of meeting minimum capital requirements if faced with another financial crisis.
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Out of context
30 Jun 2011
“I thought I’d give you another chance to stand me up.”
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Panel makes plea for delay to RDR
30 June 2011
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Platforms fail to deal with mass-market needs
30 June 2011
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Playing inflation
1 Jul 2011
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PRA to take over responsibility for with-profits
30 Jun 2011
The FSA says the PRA will be ultimately responsible for regulating the with-profits sector.
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Pru extends fund guarantees
30 June 2011
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Pru set for more M&G fund mergers
30 Jun 2011
Prudential is merging another 17 of its unit trusts into M&G funds in the next year.
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Prudential blunders with tax allowance errors in IFA letter
1 Jul 2011
Prudential has been forced to apologise and retrain some of its operations staff after it sent an error-strewn benefit calculation to an IFA.
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Rate dilemma
1 Jul 2011
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Rate rise rejected
30 June 2011
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Regulator castigates lenders on staff training standards
1 Jul 2011
The majority of lenders do not have adequate focus on mortgage fraud prevention in their staff training programmes, according to the FSA.
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Regulatory review will probe role in countering fraud
30 June 2011
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Reid: Charging 3% plus 0.5% ongoing will not work
30 Jun 2011
Rob Reid calls on advisers to look through the consumer’s eyes when designing their charging models post-2012.
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Relief route to saving
30 Jun 2011
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Rescue plan looks to pull together stranded pensions
30 Jun 2011
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Richard Denning
30 June 2011
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Royal flush
30 Jun 2011
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Sants says FSA could rethink Pifs adequacy deadlines
30 June 2011
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Sants says simple scheme will keep access to advice
30 June 2011
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Schroders sets up third low-cost fund
30 June 2011
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Scottish Widows retained as Lloyds cuts another 15,000 jobs
30 Jun 2011
Bank to launch execution-only platform and place bancassurance at the heart of its future strategy.
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Self interest
1 Jul 2011
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Smaller banks failing to assess due diligence data
30 June 2011
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Smee to take CML top role
30 June 2011
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Social media cannot replace direct client contact
1 Jul 2011
Dennis Hall says IFAs should not lose sight of the need for direct client contact despite the growth in social media.
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Solid bonds
4 Jul 2011
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Summer buyers out for IFA businesses
4 Jul 2011
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Supervision boost won't cut FSCS costs
30 Jun 2011
FSA chief executive Hector Sants says significant investment into supervision of firms would be unlikely to reduce the costs of the FSCS by a similar amount.
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Survival plan
30 Jun 2011
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Swip to close five funds
30 Jun 2011
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership is closing five funds as part of a wider review of its international equities offering.
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Take care in getting tough on EU, warns Hoban
30 June 2011
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The FSA has failed over Arch cru
4 Jul 2011
Chris Gilchrist says the Arch cru debacle shows that more intrusive regulation will not work.
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The Fudge Factor
30 Jun 2011
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The rising costs of running an IFA
4 Jul 2011
Rachael Adams reports on the angry reaction from IFAs besieged by continually rising regulatory costs.
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Thoresen: FOS is not the enemy
1 Jul 2011
The ABI has told members they should not view the FOS as their enemy.
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Three more trustees joining Nest board
30 June 2011
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Time to pass on the change
1 Jul 2011
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Treasury balks at Dilnot plan to cap LTC cost
1 Jul 2011
Andrew Dilnot’s proposal for a cap for long-term care costs is set to be backed by Labour as reports suggest the Treasury may look to sideline the reforms.
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Treasury to hold FCA to account
30 Jun 2011
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UK economy grows by 0.5% in Q1
30 June 2011
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Under pressure
30 Jun 2011
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US back Lagarde
30 June 2011
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'Vet brokers more rigorously'
30 June 2011
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'We were woeful,' says Turner, in pledge over RBS probe
30 June 2011
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Webb warns Government may cap pension charges
30 Jun 2011
Pension minister Steve Webb says cap may be introduced if market competition does not lower costs.
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Why the industry should be worried about Fatca
1 Jul 2011
Kira Nickerson explains the huge effect Obama’s Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is likely to have on the pensions and investment industry.
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Widows in link-up to offer online pension planner
30 June 2011
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Will the new regulator mean a better deal for IFAs?
5 Jul 2011
Peter Hamilton looks at what the recent Treasury white paper on financial regulation means for advisers.
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Workload could lead to fraud
30 June 2011
