Money Marketing
8 August 2007
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MPs want talks on orphan assets
9 Aug 2007
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A new isa age
9 Aug 2007
This little piggy can go to market when the new Isa rules come in next April. Standard Life product manager for savings and investments Gerry McGrath says detailed changes unveiled last month will clear up the mini-maxi confusion and allow cash holdings to be transferred to stocks and shares
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A shaw thing
9 Aug 2007
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ABI to launch new climate change initiative
8 Aug 2007
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Advisers warned not to exploit SSAS loophole
9 Aug 2007
Finance Bill allows IHT avoidance but Standard's Lawson says charges to be imposed retrospectively
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Aegon life and pensions business increases 21 per cent
10 Aug 2007
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Aifa issues first RDR paper to advisers defining CAR
9 Aug 2007
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An American intern's tale
9 Aug 2007
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An inspiration to us all
9 Aug 2007
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Anger at Clerical call for firms to sell up over RDR
9 Aug 2007
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Annuity warning for Resolution investors
9 Aug 2007
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Average house price to hit £300k
9 Aug 2007
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Aviva operating profit falls due to floods
9 Aug 2007
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Aviva to merge investment arms
9 Aug 2007
Aviva is to pull its investment arms under the Aviva Global Investors banner after hiring new Morley chief Alain Dromer to head up the operation.
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Axa results show strong life and savings growth
9 Aug 2007
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Bacon or cheap insurance?
14 Aug 2007
Vegetarian life insurance has been a hot topic since Animal Friends Insurance, the pet insurance specialists, said they would give vegetarians and fish-eaters an average 6 per cent discount on their life premiums.
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Bacon or cheap insurance?
14 Aug 2007
Vegetarian life insurance has been a hot topic since Animal Friends Insurance, the pet insurance specialists, said they would give vegetarians and fish-eaters an average 6 per cent discount on their life premiums.
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Barclays changes terms following FSA investigation
13 Aug 2007
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Base rate held at 5.75%
9 Aug 2007
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Bateman is latest to follow Falcon duo
9 Aug 2007
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BBA’s Angela Knight says FSCS “olive branch” is not enough
8 Aug 2007
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BoE August inflation report hints at rate increase to 6 per cent
8 Aug 2007
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Bonham Carter highlights healthy correction
10 Aug 2007
Jupiter Asset Management chief executive Edward Bonham Carter says the recent correction is just a healthy part of market behaviour and could result in a number of opportunities in the market.
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Bowes warns of dangers in plan for Isa equity switch
9 Aug 2007
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British Insurance launches new MPPI
13 Aug 2007
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Broker Talkback
9 Aug 2007
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Buyer be aware
9 Aug 2007
F&C's Jeremy Tigue says lace up your buying boots, reports Chris Salih
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Canada Life reduces policy fee
8 Aug 2007
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Capita launches modular website builder for IFAs
13 Aug 2007
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Chasers' court challenge in bid to lift the time bars
9 Aug 2007
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Cheltenham & Gloucester to close 31 branches in November
8 Aug 2007
Cheltenham and Gloucester will close 31 of its 195 branches this November, affecting 315 staff in total.
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ClosePip is cautious on UK commercial property
9 Aug 2007
ClosePip, the property fund of funds managed by Close Investments, will hold stakes in two new property funds that the company plans to launch later this year.
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Cloudy days
9 Aug 2007
Phew, what a week. As share prices approached freefall last week, it seemed the message that problems in credit markets could spill over into equities had finally struck home. Not that the real pain lasted for too long. Still, it was a reminder that shares can fall as well as rise.
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CPI inflation drops to 1.9 per cent in July
14 Aug 2007
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Critical duty of care
9 Aug 2007
Ensuring customers are aware of all the facts in the sales process is vital
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Crunch time
9 Aug 2007
Over recent times, the financial news has been dominated by headlines concerning credit problems, specifically those associated with sub-prime lending.
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Crunch time for sub-prime sector
8 Aug 2007
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Crunch time for sub-prime sector
9 Aug 2007
Mortgages and securitisation deal withdrawn as US crisis makes impact
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CSAM appoints global equities chief
9 Aug 2007
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DB Mortgages to withdraw remaining products this week
13 Aug 2007
DB Mortgages is withdrawing its remaining products, Near Prime+ to Super Light, this Friday.
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Derek lines up dominoes
9 Aug 2007
I am about to sell a substantial investment but am concerned about the tax implications. Is there anything I can do to offset the capital gains tax liability?
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Don't put out sale signs yet
9 Aug 2007
Clerical Medical says advisers who are not prepared to meet the requirements of the retail distribution review should consider selling up now before the review leads sale prices to fall.
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Ethical funds bring in the green
10 Aug 2007
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Fidelity predicts opportunities in global bond markets
13 Aug 2007
Fidelity International says the recent volatility in global bond markets may soon start to represent a buying opportunity for skilled portfolio managers.
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Fidelity says review could kill off half of advisers
9 Aug 2007
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Firm bids to build in full online security
9 Aug 2007
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First-time buyers could pay £1m for starter homes in 2024
13 Aug 2007
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First-time buyers fall in June says Council of Mortgage Lenders
14 Aug 2007
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Focus on profits pays off for Pru
9 Aug 2007
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Foil mystery shoppers
9 Aug 2007
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Food for thought
9 Aug 2007
Commodities investors are looking to reap the benefits of growing demand for food and new fuel sources, says Samantha Downes
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Friends goes beyond FOS guidelines
9 Aug 2007
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Friends quotes for income protection online
10 Aug 2007
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General financial adviser is seen as a holding role
9 Aug 2007
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GMAC-RFC latest lender to re-price sub-prime product range
14 Aug 2007
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Guide aims to help IFAs optimise search results
9 Aug 2007
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Hales joins Simply Biz advisory board
9 Aug 2007
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Hargreaves Lansdown warns against protected products
14 Aug 2007
The best way to achieve long-term success in the stock markets is to avoid most protected products and put together your own portfolio of actively managed funds, according to Hargreaves Lansdown.
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HBOS retail CEO Higgins to step down at end of year
10 Aug 2007
Lending giant HBOS has announced that retail chief executive officer Benny Higgins is to step down at the end of the year.
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HBOS to home in on FTBs as market share sags
9 Aug 2007
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Holding back the fears
9 Aug 2007
Bond market volatility is well and truly with us and the equity market is joining in
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Home makers
9 Aug 2007
With a shortage of available housing and spiralling prices putting buying a home beyond the reach of many, the Government intends to act to provide some much needed assistance in the market. But are these measures enough, asks Will Henley
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HSBC underpins division with property specialists
9 Aug 2007
HSBC's specialist institutional property investment team has been transferred to HSBC Investments' multi-manager division.
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Huge private cost of public sector pensions
9 Aug 2007
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IFAs concerned over pseudo-Sipps
9 Aug 2007
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Infinity Mortgages next lender to pull out of sub-prime
10 Aug 2007
Investec-backed Infinity Mortgages has become the latest lender to announce it will be withdrawing its entire sub-prime mortgage range from the market on August 17.
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Insurer called on to flesh out details of veggie-only cover
9 Aug 2007
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Insurers' flood costs set to reach £2.5bn insurers
9 Aug 2007
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Integrity rescues HIP provider First Sellers Pack from administration
8 Aug 2007
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JFSC proposes regulation changes
9 Aug 2007
The Jersey Financial Services Commission has published a consultation paper proposing amendments to the Commission’s regulatory laws.
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Just Retirement tops Sesame provider service index
8 Aug 2007
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Just Retirement turns the tables
9 Aug 2007
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Kensington says it will not withdraw sub-prime products
10 Aug 2007
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L&G has put 25,000 applications on risk with L&G Max underwriting service
9 Aug 2007
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L&G recruits head of protection sales
9 Aug 2007
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Leaviss heads M&G corporate bond fund
9 Aug 2007
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Lessons from US experience
9 Aug 2007
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LV= appoints Hopkinson and Heard to IFA division
9 Aug 2007
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MBSL acquires PMP creating combined network of 400 mortgage advisers
14 Aug 2007
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Moffatt quits Portal
9 Aug 2007
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Moret plea to tackle transfer turmoil
9 Aug 2007
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Mortgage Business Expo outlines improvements
14 Aug 2007
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Mortgage lenders roll out 25-year fixed rate mortgages
8 Aug 2007
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Mortgages plc announces sub-prime rate rise with Edeus to follow next week
14 Aug 2007
Merrill Lynch subsidiary Mortgages plc has confirmed it will be re-pricing its sub-prime product range as Edeus admits that rates will have to go up.
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Most advisers reject PFS knitting stance
9 Aug 2007
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New chairman Kane says ABI firms to rely on IFAs
9 Aug 2007
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New chief exec appointed at Collins Stewart Limited
8 Aug 2007
Collins Stewart has announced the appointment of Martin Bralsford as chairman of the company’s portfolio management, stockbroking and funds business based in the Channel Islands and Isle of Man.
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New director of education at the IFP
9 Aug 2007
The Institute of Financial Planning has announced the appointment of Lucy Courteney to the position of director of education.
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New FPP Asia hedge fund
9 Aug 2007
Fabien Pictet & Partners has announced the creation of the FPP golden Asia fund, an Asia ex-Japan hedge fund with seed assets from Jade Absolute Fund Managers.
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No surprise over sub-prime withdrawal say brokers
10 Aug 2007
Premier Mortgage Service managing director John Malone says he is not surprised by the amount of UK non-conforming lenders withdrawing their sub-prime mortgage range from the market.
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No surrender
9 Aug 2007
I concluded my last article - relating to pension rights in divorce proceedings - by expressing my opinion that pension sharing orders will become more widely used in the longer term as their relative simplicity is accepted.
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Old Mutual to merge funds and raise fees
9 Aug 2007
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One rep beyond
9 Aug 2007
Scottish Equitable faces a £700,000 payout after a rep was deemed to have wrongly given advice in a client meeting. John Lappin examines the implications for the adviser-provider relationship
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Open season
9 Aug 2007
The open market option is a prime example of commission abuse
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Openwork pledges £150k for charity
9 Aug 2007
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Organ takes finance role at AWD Group
9 Aug 2007
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Origen appoints two new executives
8 Aug 2007
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Origo launches online forum
10 Aug 2007
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Our five years on a platform
9 Aug 2007
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Out of context
9 Aug 2007
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Over 70 per cent support proposals for generic advice
14 Aug 2007
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Pensioners have a total debt of £57bn
13 Aug 2007
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Pensions Office backlog after exodus
9 Aug 2007
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PFS and IFP must work together
9 Aug 2007
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pi Financial grows Scottish arm
13 Aug 2007
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PMPA appoints rival packager director as managing director
13 Aug 2007
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Political regulation war on the way?
13 Aug 2007
The political fight to woo the industry and be seen as the masters of deregulation will move up a gear this week with the publication of the Conservative Party’s Economic Competitiveness report.
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Poll surveys faith in a cure for cancer
9 Aug 2007
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Pot luck
9 Aug 2007
The significance of at-retirement planning is still lost on many people
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PPF aims to create more stability through three year estimates
8 Aug 2007
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Premier critical of league tables
9 Aug 2007
Premier Fund Managers is warning against buying funds of funds on the basis of sector rankings and says there is a case for banning performance tables.
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Premier fails in initial MBO move
13 Aug 2007
The proposed management buyout of Premier Asset Management has come under threat today after the group attracted less than half the required shareholder support.
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Premier wins fight to use PMS name
9 Aug 2007
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Providers buying distribution to create market dominating DSFs, says Scot Life
13 Aug 2007
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Providers urged to ensure clients have realistic goals
9 Aug 2007
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Pru hedges corporate bond exposure due to concerns over private equity
9 Aug 2007
Prudential had hedged the corporate bond exposure within its £73bn with-profits fund amid concerns about the impact of private equity on the markets.
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Pru launches factory-gate priced model
13 Aug 2007
Prudential has launched a factory-gate priced remuneration model to its investment portfolio after research showed 65 per cent of advisers believe the model will ensure greater transparency.
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PTA alert as the pipeline closes for business
9 Aug 2007
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Questions over reforms still need answering
9 Aug 2007
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Redwood’s group to propose flexible lifetime savings vehicle
14 Aug 2007
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Reliance Mutual takes Hearts in friendly first
9 Aug 2007
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Repo rise could be 'tip of the iceberg'
9 Aug 2007
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Resolution's superwoman
9 Aug 2007
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Results season is upon us
9 Aug 2007
It is interim results season and my favourite time of year as I attempt to write up all the life company results usually on the same day and schedule phone calls with each of their head honchos.
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Retail sales boost profits at F&C
9 Aug 2007
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Richard Thomas new chair of JFA
14 Aug 2007
Ogier partner Richard Thomas has been appointed the new chairman of the Jersey Funds Association after Gary Clark stood down.
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Rock and a hard place for HBOS
9 Aug 2007
Tanya Powley analyses a mortgage market turn-round as Northern Rock's lending business has soared while giant HBOS has slumped
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Royal Liver factsheet aims to end critical confusion
9 Aug 2007
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RSA to cut 700 jobs
9 Aug 2007
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Sants to speak at Aifa Annual Dinner
14 Aug 2007
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Scale of current credit fears last seen after 9/11, says F&C
10 Aug 2007
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Securitisation crisis signals “major paradigm shift”, says Portman
10 Aug 2007
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Seize the opportunity
9 Aug 2007
Despite recent volatility in the financial markets, many experts stand firm in the belief that there is no need to panic and that the markets could yet provide rich pickings for investors Sarah Coles reports
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Shareholders approve CSAM MM changes
13 Aug 2007
Shareholders in Credit Suisse’s multi-manager funds have given their approval for the group to consolidate its range and introduce a multi-asset diversified fund.
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SimplyBiz backs Just Retirement annuity campaign
14 Aug 2007
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Standard sees 82% surge in Sipp sales
9 Aug 2007
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Stay the course
9 Aug 2007
Funds that perform constantly over the long term are key to successful fund selection
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Stephen Kenny
9 Aug 2007
The chief executive of the Property Investment Market says it was in the late 1990s that he recognised the potential for promoting property investing via internet exchanges. Today, with consumers more confident over web-based transactions, he has signed up over 600 members to his exchange, which he claims offers more flexible and affordable access to property - with the benefits of Sipp availability as well. By Will Henley
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Suitability letter guidance confirmed
13 Aug 2007
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Support for forced annuitisation halves
9 Aug 2007
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Survey reveals multiple funds
9 Aug 2007
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Survey shows latent demand for advice could outstrip supply
9 Aug 2007
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Taken to task
9 Aug 2007
In June, shortly before the FSA's retail distribution review was published, I wrote a column taking issue with financial advisers who criticised the menu system as if it were some alien construct that had offered them no benefits at all.
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The bid issue
9 Aug 2007
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The simple life
9 Aug 2007
Businesses should fear the RDR if they cannot be bothered to progress
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There’s nothing silly about summer 2007
8 Aug 2007
Between the RDR and the proposed merger of Friends Provident and Resolution it seems the summer silly season has been cancelled with no traditional rest for the wicked- advisers, providers, regulators and journalists alike.
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Thinc Group buys employee benefits consultancy PIFC
9 Aug 2007
Thinc Group has acquired HR and employee benefits consultancy PIFC Consulting marking its first move into the corporate benefits market.
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Threadneedle bolsters hedge fund business
13 Aug 2007
Threadneedle has added to its hedge fund business with the acquisition of emerging markets specialist firm Convivo Capital Management Limited.
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Tierful ending
9 Aug 2007
The RDR document has been described as revolutionary. That it certainly is, but it is also deeply divisive. It is a product of flawed thinking, in fact a madcap scheme, a confused drawing, where few of the dots are joined up.
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Time is needed to make fee move
9 Aug 2007
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Tory group to call for repeal of mortgage regulation
13 Aug 2007
The Conservatives’ Economic Competitiveness Group looks set to advocate the removal of mortgage regulation as part of its radical report aimed at cutting £14bn a year through deregulation.
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Treasury frozen out
9 Aug 2007
Considering the implications of the Arctic Systems case
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Unity Homeloans closes sub-prime mortgage range
10 Aug 2007
Unity Homeloans has become the next lender to confirm it has closed its sub-prime mortgage product range to all new business with immediate effect.
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Urch quitting Swip
9 Aug 2007
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Urch to join Fidelity
14 Aug 2007
David Urch is to join Fidelity after announcing his decision to leave SWIP last week.
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US economy fears are unfounded says Invesco
14 Aug 2007
Fears that the downturn in the US housing market will cause instability and retrenchment in the wider US economy may be unfounded, says Invesco Perpetual.
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US sub-prime crisis hits UK shores
10 Aug 2007
What a week it has been in the mortgage market. Money Marketing revealed that DB Mortgages has withdrawn its entire sub-prime mortgage range in what commentators believe could be the first major sign of a credit crunch in the UK market following the deepening US sub-prime crisis.
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Variable mortgages uptake sees 50 per cent increase says Spicerhaart
8 Aug 2007
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Vinke in the chain
9 Aug 2007
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Volatile times
9 Aug 2007
In today's turbulent stockmarkets it is sensible to diversify into other assets with low volatility. An investment I particularly like is the EPIC Life Settlement fund managed by the EEA Fund Management group based in Guernsey.
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Waiting for wave of wrap consolidation
9 Aug 2007
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'Weak' FSA exits without action
9 Aug 2007
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Woodford fund tops white list
9 Aug 2007
