Money Marketing
5 August 2010
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10 firms could quit Openwork to join Carby
5 Aug 2010
Openwork says only 10 more firms are looking to join former chief executive Keith Carby’s new venture.
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3A buyback aims to cut discount
5 August 2010
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Advisers say Euro comparison on pension fees is misleading
5 Aug 2010
Advisers slam study claiming that UK pension savers are being hit by huge charges compared with their European counterparts.
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Asset facet
5 August 2010
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Aviva adding levy on 21 funds
6 Aug 2010
Aviva Investors is to add a 0.1 per cent charge across a total of 21 funds within its range.
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Aviva protection deal with Santander
5 August 2010
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Bad bank in profit as good bank makes loss
5 August 2010
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Bank problems are systemic failing
5 August 2010
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Baring turns to US bonds as gold loses its allure
5 August 2010
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Bright adds three firms
5 Aug 2010
IFA consolidator brings total number of acquisitions to 29.
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Christian leaves HL after 19 years
5 August 2010
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CII's alternative to exam will cost advisers £2,000
5 Aug 2010
The Chartered Insurance Institute’s QCF level four alternative assessment is likely to cost advisers almost £2,000 - nearly four times the cost of its written exams.
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Conscious decisions
5 August 2010
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Cummings calls for IFA unity
5 Aug 2010
Outgoing Aifa director general wants IFAs to show that they are a “core part” of the future of financial services.
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Default retirement age set for scrapheap
5 August 2010
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Discovery completes SL Healthcare buy
5 August 2010
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Dromer takes over ABI committee chair
5 August 2010
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Enter Story Headline
5 August 2010
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European star turns
9 Aug 2010
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FCPT shareholders vote against merger
9 Aug 2010
Shareholders in the F&C commercial property trust have voted against its proposed merger with the Ignis Investments’ UK commercial property trust.
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Forum is forewarned
5 Aug 2010
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FSA warning to advisers not to dabble in Ucis
5 August 2010
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Fund Managers' Views
9 Aug 2010
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Geared Tep clients were not told of risk
5 August 2010
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Get your annuitisation processes in order
5 Aug 2010
John Greenwood says IFAs could well find themselves in the firing line if the annuity misselling bangwagon starts to rumble.
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Iain Anderson
9 Aug 2010
Director and chief corporate counsel of Cicero Consulting urges IFAs to unite and seize the opportunity to help shape regulatory reform
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India's road to riches
9 Aug 2010
Brian Tora says India could prove to be a core holding for investors.
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Inter-Alliance FSA permissions updated
5 August 2010
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Is direct the way forward?
6 Aug 2010
Nic Cicutti asks why a move to direct-only mortgages is taking place and what can be done about it?
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Jupiter duo misjudged effect of stimulus
6 Aug 2010
De Blonay: We underestimated the power of government intervention.
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Keeping advice at the core
5 Aug 2010
Chris Cummings calls on IFAs to come together to prove to the Government that the sector is a “core part” of the future of financial services.
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Kent RBS transfer
5 August 2010
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Keydata Lifemark clients fear waiting years for cash
6 Aug 2010
Investors meet FSA, FSCS and administrators amid concerns that they may not get compensation for several years.
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King leaves Hodge in shake-up
5 August 2010
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Life in the real savings world
5 August 2010
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Loading premiums row splits industry
5 Aug 2010
Advisers and providers hit out at practice of inflating premium rates in order to take a higher commission.
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Long-stop appeal is rejected
5 Aug 2010
The Information Tribunal has dismissed an appeal challenging the FSA’s refusal to disclose the legal advice it received against allowing IFAs to have a 15-year long stop.
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MM Leader: Regulator should have objective of access to advice
5 Aug 2010
CPMA could be the perfect opportunity to revitalise the savings and protection market.
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MMR should hold no fears for IFAs
6 Aug 2010
John Cupis says the mortgage market review will make the intermediary sector even more valuable to consumers and lenders.
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MMTV: Michael Johnson tells IFAs to stop the infighting
6 Aug 2010
Former secretary to the Conservative Party’s economic Competitiveness review says industry is wallowing in vested interests.
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Moneysupermarket flawed research angers brokers
5 August 2010
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Nucleus picks Prowse
5 August 2010
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OPM sells L&G fund to top up bank holdings
5 August 2010
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Out in the open
6 Aug 2010
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Performance freeze
9 Aug 2010
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Pittaccio raises £20k in tour de force
5 August 2010
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Providers reward IFAs for quality
6 Aug 2010
Product providers are measuring and rewarding factors such as levels of disclosure on business submitted to them by IFAs, according to Pacific Life Re.
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Qrops hit by Australian tax change
5 Aug 2010
Australian government has abolished foreign investment fund regime.
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RBS hit by £5.6m fine
5 August 2010
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Rethink the RDR
10 Aug 2010
Tom Baigrie calls on the industry to take this “last chance” to consult on the future of financial advice.
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Scheme pensions on rise
5 Aug 2010
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Schroders doubles retail inflows to £5.1bn
5 Aug 2010
Profit before tax jumps to £188.2m.
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Schroders slammed over Sloane performance fee
6 Aug 2010
Yearsley says fee for emerging markets fund is “outrageous”.
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Skandia pulls out of multi-bonds and CI in RDR move
5 August 2010
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Small wonders
5 August 2010
It is becoming increasingly popular for investors to take the passive route when gaining exposure to equity markets, says Fidelity’s Steve Gibson.
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Spill sell-off could see takeover of BP
6 Aug 2010
Tony Yousefian says BP will eventually be ripe for a takeover.
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State expectations
10 Aug 2010
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Strategic bond choice clouded
6 Aug 2010
Alliance Trust fixed income head warns on lack of transparency in the strategic bond sector.
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'Switch from DB before CPI move'
5 Aug 2010
Experts warn those planning to transfer out of final-salary schems to do so while valuations are still being calculated under RPI.
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Talks on private sector replacing Nest
5 Aug 2010
The Government is talking to providers about the possibility of scrapping Nest and asking the private sector to fill the gap.
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The Chinese way
5 August 2010
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Tory horror at IFA in-fighting
6 Aug 2010
Senior Conservative MPs ’appalled at inconsistency, lack of clarity and lack of real focus’.
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Towergate in talks with four firms and unveils toolkit to help IFAs move to fees
5 August 2010
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Towry Law charging clients to quit
5 August 2010
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Towry Law charging clients to quit
5 August 2010
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Treasury getting cold feet over the tax costs of Nest
5 Aug 2010
Altmann warns that the Treasury is concerned that Nest may lose money in the short term because of the increased cost of tax relief.
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Treasury plan would slash DB benefits
5 Aug 2010
Members of final-salary pension schemes could see the benefits they can build up slashed by a third as a result of Government reform plans on annual allowances.
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Views of the low land
6 Aug 2010
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Waterson warns that pensions could lose focus
5 Aug 2010
Waterson says pension reform may stall as Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith and pensions minister Steve Webb are focused on other issues.
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We must solve confusing protection criteria
10 Aug 2010
Alan Lakey says the industry must design a product that provides an anticipated level of protection to consumers.
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Web comments on the article, Barclays has made me a poor pensioner
5 August 2010
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Web comments regarding, FSA warns IFAs on unregulated investment schemes
5 August 2010
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Web comments regarding, Hargreaves says boycott performance fees
5 August 2010
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Will the regulatory landscape change for the better?
9 Aug 2010
Suzanne MacDonald comments on what the industry can expect from the new regulatory structure.
