Money Marketing
6 September 2006
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Buy to let is top for returns
7 Sep 2006
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FSA fines firm 56k over PPI sales
7 Sep 2006
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35% of advisers using wrap
7 Sep 2006
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aAim and Bank of Scotland launch £2bn property fund
7 Sep 2006
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ABI hedges cap stance
7 Sep 2006
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ABN Amro Asset Management - Capital Protected Lifestyle Fund 2010-2035
8 Sep 2006
ABN Amro Asset ManagementCapital Protected Lifestyle Fund 2010-2035
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Administrators in at SRB
7 Sep 2006
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Adviser wins back cash in Sesame sale dispute
7 Sep 2006
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Age-old dilemma
7 Sep 2006
Those involved in pensions 15 years ago will have the words Barber and Guardian Royal Exchange etched on their memories. This case centred on a European Court of Justice ruling that it was unlawful to prevent a man from getting his (in this case early retirement) pension at the same age as a woman.
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Aifa lobbies for limited advice with disclaimer
7 Sep 2006
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Alliance & Leicester - Three Year Fixed Rate Buy To Let
8 Sep 2006
Alliance & LeicesterThree Year Fixed Rate Buy To Let
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Anti-ageism laws may force firms to raise pension contributions
7 Sep 2006
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Anti-ageism pensions regulation delayed amid industry confusion
8 Sep 2006
The Government has delayed the pensions aspects of the incoming anti-ageism laws.
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Axa close to sealing Thinc Destini deal
7 Sep 2006
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Barclays and PMS team-up for Spanish property push
11 Sep 2006
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Barclays authorised in Qatar
11 Sep 2006
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Barclays sets LTC exam standard
7 Sep 2006
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Base rate held at 4.75 per cent
7 Sep 2006
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Bear building
7 Sep 2006
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BM Solutions extends near-prime rage
7 Sep 2006
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Braemar fined £182,000 for systemic failings in its sales processes
11 Sep 2006
The FSA has fined Braemar Financial Planning £182,000 for systemic failings in its sales processes for pensions unlocking.
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Bright Grey knocks timing of LivVic's Red Arc services
7 Sep 2006
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Bristol & West/ Bank of Ireland International - Silver Anniversary Bond
8 Sep 2006
Bristol & West/ Bank of Ireland InternationalSilver Anniversary Bond
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British Insurance - SafetyFirst
8 Sep 2006
British InsuranceSafetyFirst
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Broker Talkback
7 Sep 2006
Do you think that mortgages with high arrangement fees should be banned from best-buy tables?
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Calculated bets
7 Sep 2006
Following Mark Harris's column last week, further comment on high arrangement fees may be helpful. High percentage-based fees came to prominence 18 months ago when The Mortgage Works introduced a buy-to-let 4.99 per cent three-year fix with a 1.5 per cent fee to address the challenge of rental cover requirements at higher interest rates. This resulted in many more landlords being able to borrow 85 per cent than with a normal fee and a higher rate. This mortgage was so successful that many ...
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Canada Life appoints new MD
6 Sep 2006
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Cause for complaint
7 Sep 2006
IFA John Duerden has taken on the Financial Ombudsman Service in the Royal Court of Justice, winning what is potentially a landmark ruling that raises serious question marks about the way the ombudsman calculates redress.
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Claim firms set to appeal on time bars
7 Sep 2006
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Commission your own work of art
7 Sep 2006
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Complaints down by a third
7 Sep 2006
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Confusing cost of Section J
7 Sep 2006
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Correspondent's Week
7 Sep 2006
This week by Andrew Hagger, head of news and press, Moneyfacts
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Crisis really a debate about timing
7 Sep 2006
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DB says staff fallout 'is to be accepted'
7 Sep 2006
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Defaqto supports Which? research as it promotes IFAs
12 Sep 2006
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Directors of top 100 companies have 1bn pension pot
6 Sep 2006
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'Don't be dazzled by transfer inducements', Faculty of Actuaries tells DB savers
12 Sep 2006
The UK Actuarial Profession is urging people in defined benefit schemes not to be dazzled by inducements designed to make them transfer out of schemes and to seek independent advice.
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Duty calls
7 Sep 2006
The trouble with George Osborne's hint that a Conservative Government might be prepared to abolish stamp duty on share transactions is that it reveals the party's total lack of any clear overall taxation policy.
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E&Y joins Reits group
6 Sep 2006
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E-business up 70% on SkandiaWrap
7 Sep 2006
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Equity-release rates 'less than mainstream SVRs'
7 Sep 2006
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Extra cash would trigger more investing and debt repayment, says WW
7 Sep 2006
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Falcon parent acquires network for up to 2m
8 Sep 2006
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False sense of relief
7 Sep 2006
In 2004 alone, some 360,000 people left the UK, the highest outflow ever seen. Of that number, the Office for National Statistics says a record 208,000, or 58 per cent, were British citizens and the trend is forecast to continue.
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Fidelity designs two-tier NPSS model
7 Sep 2006
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Fifth EIS from Arc
7 Sep 2006
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Focus on Protection
12 Sep 2006
The FSA is expected to recommend relaxing the solvency rules that require life companies to keep huge reserves of capital to mitigate potential losses.
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FOS fears knock-on costs from time-bar confusion
7 Sep 2006
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FSA eases 1m burden
7 Sep 2006
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FSA fines The Carphone Warehouse £245,000
7 Sep 2006
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FSA set to axe age 70 rule
7 Sep 2006
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FSCS estimates BBB redress at 544k
7 Sep 2006
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Fundamental flaw in the NPSS
7 Sep 2006
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Further Government delay over occupational pension scandal is "shameful", says Altmann
12 Sep 2006
The Government has failed to meet the deadline to respond to the legal challenge launched by the Pensions Action Group over its mishandling of the occupational pensions scandal.
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Gay specialist introduces adverse-credit loan service
7 Sep 2006
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GMAC is first off blocks with Pos offer
7 Sep 2006
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Good-time girls
7 Sep 2006
Many people need a summer holiday to get the feelgood factor. We know what stresses us out the most, whether it is divorce or separation, the death of family or friends, moving house or, of course, money. But what apart from holidays makes us feel good?
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Government reveals rise in average house prices
11 Sep 2006
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'Govt wrong to pose as moral custodian'
7 Sep 2006
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Green day
7 Sep 2006
Investors are putting their money where their "green" mouths are, according to IFA Promotion. IFAP, which represents 9,000 firms across the UK, claims more investors are developing a social conscious after enquires it received for IFAs which provide ethical investment advice surging by more than 100 per cent in the past quarter.
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'Growing need for CI as NHS rations treatments'
7 Sep 2006
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Half of poorest workers would be worse off under the NPSS
7 Sep 2006
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Harris turns the tables on sky-high fees
7 Sep 2006
Savills Private Finance managing director Mark Harris has sparked fierce debate by claiming that mortgages with high arrangement fees should be dumped from best-buy tables.
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Healthcare on the mend
7 Sep 2006
It is often worth looking at equity sectors which have underperformed over the past year or two. The worst-performing sector over the past year to July 1 has been the healthcare sector, which fell by 2.4 per cent, even underperforming the technology sector, against an average rise in all sectors of around 11 per cent.
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Hip code of practice
7 Sep 2006
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Home of Choice system cuts out multiple log-ons
7 Sep 2006
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House prices up 1 per cent in August says Halifax Price Index
7 Sep 2006
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HSBC Investments - Guaranteed Capital Account 7
8 Sep 2006
HSBC InvestmentsGuaranteed Capital Account 7
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HSBC Investments - Guaranteed Capital Account 8
8 Sep 2006
HSBC InvestmentsGuaranteed Capital Account 8
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Husselbee set to run refocused CiF fund
7 Sep 2006
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IFAs could have hedge role
7 Sep 2006
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Insight plans Aim listing for property manager Invista
7 Sep 2006
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It's a living thing
7 Sep 2006
The world of retirement income planning is changing fast. On the surface, these changes are happening because of factors, including the closure of final-salary schemes, an extended period of market volatility and changing legislation. But a more fundamental and deep-rooted cause of these changes is taking place.
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Kleinwort Bension/ Dresdner Kleinwort - The Deva 80 Alpha Fund
8 Sep 2006
Kleinwort Bension/ Dresdner KleinwortThe Deva 80 Alpha Fund
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Kleinwort Bension/ Dresdner Kleinwort - The Deva 90 Alpha Fund
8 Sep 2006
Kleinwort Bension/ Dresdner KleinwortThe Deva 90 Alpha Fund
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Leeds Building Society - Three Year Fixed Rate Mortgage
8 Sep 2006
Leeds Building SocietyThree Year Fixed Rate Mortgage
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Legal & General - Portfolio Plus Trustee Investment Plan
8 Sep 2006
Legal & GeneralPortfolio Plus Trustee Investment Plan
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Lifesearch warning after finding errors in product material
7 Sep 2006
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Light of experience
7 Sep 2006
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Lighthouse Group reports maiden profit
11 Sep 2006
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Liv Vic to host IHT seminars
11 Sep 2006
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Loan and behold
7 Sep 2006
Tax Planning, Tony Wickenden
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Major players join forces to create first platform committee
8 Sep 2006
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Make hay while the sun shines
7 Sep 2006
In my last few articles I have discussed a number of key issues which should be of prime importance to clients and, therefore, also to their financial advisers in various aspects of pension planning.
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Midas duo make debut on Cofunds
7 Sep 2006
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Midlands firm loses appeal over licence
7 Sep 2006
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Miller will be back, says New Star
7 Sep 2006
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Mortgage next launches debt management service
12 Sep 2006
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Nationwide and Portman boards agree to merger
12 Sep 2006
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Nationwide Building Society - Five Year Fixed Rate With Fee
8 Sep 2006
Nationwide Building SocietyFive Year Fixed Rate With Fee
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Nationwide tipped to flourish after merger
12 Sep 2006
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Neptune Investment Management - Global Income Fund
8 Sep 2006
Neptune Investment ManagementGlobal Income Fund
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Net benefits
7 Sep 2006
The equity-release market has never been more competitive, driven by increased consumer demand, massive house price inflation, an ageing demographic and, of course, a growing pension deficit.
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'Network members being damaged by weakest firms'
7 Sep 2006
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Never find the liability, feel the quality
7 Sep 2006
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Newcastle launches 20 year fixed rate mortgage
12 Sep 2006
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'No false dawn'
7 Sep 2006
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Norwich Union launches new-style life product
11 Sep 2006
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NU axes initial charges and boosts pension commission
7 Sep 2006
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On the level
7 Sep 2006
Recent comments suggest that some people think commission is not a real issue. However, what of the companies which, as deliberate strategy, set out to build market share through raising commission levels, provoking a round of me-too actions by their competitors.
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Packagers give thumbs-up to instant offers
7 Sep 2006
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Portman Building Society - Two Year Fixed Rate
8 Sep 2006
Portman Building SocietyTwo Year Fixed Rate
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Product matters
7 Sep 2006
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Property plan aims to deliver 9-11%
7 Sep 2006
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Pru targets churners
7 Sep 2006
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Public not confident with NPSS choices
7 Sep 2006
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Public still confused over lack of protection redress
7 Sep 2006
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PYV hits out at Collegiate direct PI deal
7 Sep 2006
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Quay appoints new product manager
8 Sep 2006
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Release deal for Tenet
7 Sep 2006
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Rensburg Fund Management - UK Managers Focus Trust
8 Sep 2006
Rensburg Fund Management UK Managers Focus Trust
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Rental health
7 Sep 2006
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Revenue on defensive amid claims of overpaid NI
7 Sep 2006
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Ridicule is nothing to be scared of, Paul
7 Sep 2006
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Rights and wrongs
7 Sep 2006
I am 56 years old and I need to get hold of some cash quickly to help my daughter out of a spot of financial difficulty. I would prefer not to borrow money. I have a small pension plan made up of protected-rights funds and I understand that I might be able to get some cash that way. Does it make sense to do so?
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Rogan's spicy fare
7 Sep 2006
Gartmore's global focus fund run by Neil Rogan is a hot performer, achieving a 20 per cent gain over the last three years from a concentrated portfolio of strategic and tactical holdings
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Rowanmoor completes MBO
7 Sep 2006
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Royal London takes Riley on the road
7 Sep 2006
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Scarborough Building Society - Introducer Exclusive Credit Repair Two-Year Tracker
8 Sep 2006
Scarborough Building SocietyIntroducer Exclusive Credit Repair Two-Year Tracker
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Schroders Investment Management - Global Energy Fund
8 Sep 2006
Schroders Investment ManagementGlobal Energy Fund
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Scottish Widows calls for initial charge on Personal Accounts
7 Sep 2006
Scottish Widows says introducing an initial contribution charge on Personal Accounts could reduce setting up costs by up to 75per cent.
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Season of mists
7 Sep 2006
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Services' reshuffle at Standard Life
7 Sep 2006
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SG combines five asset classes in protected product
7 Sep 2006
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Shake-up aiming to raise standards on MPPI
7 Sep 2006
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Shepherds asks IFAs to create new products
12 Sep 2006
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SIML in UK version of 130m global best ideas fund
7 Sep 2006
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Sirius sees 154% increase in pre-tax profit
12 Sep 2006
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Skandia denies taking IFA commission in L&G deal
7 Sep 2006
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Split decision
7 Sep 2006
What was the background to the Charman case and the judgment?
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Standard set to join FTSE 100
7 Sep 2006
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Striking it lucky
7 Sep 2006
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Structured argument
7 Sep 2006
Banks are keen to stress the benefits of structured products. Many clients seem to agree as a recent report from BNP Paribas showed that global retail sales of structured products grew by £15.8bn in 2005 to exceed £155.4bn.
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Sunny side up for Buckley and Covell
7 Sep 2006
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Tax fears over watchdog's benefit plan
7 Sep 2006
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The long and the short of Reits
7 Sep 2006
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The MM Profile: David Hollingworth
7 Sep 2006
David Hollingworth finds introductions at parties somewhat difficult. When the question, "What do you do?" crops up, Hollingworth find his response of "mortgages" tends to send people running for the door.
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The Mortgage Business - Self 85 Two Year Fixed Rate
8 Sep 2006
The Mortgage BusinessSelf 85 Two Year Fixed Rate
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The Mortgage Works - Two Year Fixed Rate Buy-To Let
8 Sep 2006
The Mortgage WorksTwo Year Fixed Rate Buy-To Let
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The real deal
7 Sep 2006
If I am honest, I tire of those regular phone calls conducting market surveys for life offices. I am sure my criticisms of service standards will do nothing towards the closing down of the call centres, the piped music and boring voices telling us someone will "be with you shortly" followed by our losing the will to live while waiting an interminable age, only to be told that the information we want will take three weeks to produce.
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This week in Investment
7 Sep 2006
Alan Miller has not had the greatest time of late although observers may find it a little hard to feel sorry for someone who is after all still a multimillionaire.
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This week in Mortgages
8 Sep 2006
The big news of the week has undoubtedly been GMAC's announcement that it is the first lender to offer point of sale offer to customers.
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This week in Pensions
6 Sep 2006
This week Norwich Union announced a raft of changes designed to breathe life into its "out of favour" individual personal pension and shift its focus to more affluent customers.
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This week in Regulation
11 Sep 2006
Aifa's call for the introduction of limited or focused advice on specific product areas has been welcomed by many in the industry as long as important caveats are established.
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Top of the reform
7 Sep 2006
European stockmarkets have outperformed most other stockmarkets the majority of the time since the current bull market started in the spring of 2003.
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Tories in plans to remove regulatory millstone
7 Sep 2006
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Tories plan consumer disclaimer
7 Sep 2006
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TUC and Which? attack ABI’s new pension submission
7 Sep 2006
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Turkey set to rival Spain in overseas property market
6 Sep 2006
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Unumprovident introduces new IP application procedure
11 Sep 2006
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Vertex to support Living Time
6 Sep 2006
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Watchdog tethered
7 Sep 2006
Many IFAs would be forgiven for thinking that once the Financial Ombudsman has reached its final decision, then there is nothing you can do, regardless of how arbitrary and capricious it may be.
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What's in a name?
7 Sep 2006
Some time ago, a friend of mine came round to my house with a problem. His uncle had just died at 88 and, as my friend had been both the closest relative and only carer for several years, he had been bequeathed a big house in Enfield, North London.
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Which? claims 74% of advisers fail their clients
7 Sep 2006
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Who holds the FOS to account?
7 Sep 2006
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Winterthur pensions sales boosted by A-day
11 Sep 2006
Winterthur Life has posted a 75 per cent increase in half year single premium individual pensions business to £536m, up from £305m in the same period last year.
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Wolanski & Co changes name to Alliance Trust Pensions
7 Sep 2006
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Woolwich - Woolwich Lifetime Offset Tracker
8 Sep 2006
WoolwichWoolwich Lifetime Offset Tracker
