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'Catch us if you can': Small firms to dodge auto-enrolment duties
The Institute of Directors says some small firms plan not to comply with their automatic enrolment duties.
BBA: Gross mortgage borrowing unchanged at £7.8bn in April
The average loan size for house purchase was £155,900.
Henderson to remove yield targets from two McQuaker funds
Henderson plans to remove the yield target on two of the multi-manager funds ran by Bill McQuaker’s team after citing the fact the market has “changed considerably” since their launch
Cazenove seeks to limit inflows into Dean's funds
Cazenove is looking to stem flows into Julie Dean’s UK Opportunities and UK Equity fund as assets approach £2.5bn.
Co-op halts new business lending
Lender will continue to lend to new mortgage borrowers.
FCA seeks to ban and fine non-exec £154k over conflicts of interest
Regulator wants to ban Angela Burns for failing to disclose conflicts of interest at two mutual societies.
Franklin Templeton to soft close Mobius’ frontier markets strategies
Franklin Templeton plans to soft close a number of Mark Mobius’ frontier markets strategies after a “surge” of money heading into the products.
Labour and Govt clash over state pension reforms
Labour shadow work and pensions secretary Liam Byrne warns 700,000 women will be “short-changed” by state pension changes.
MPs to consider if Help to Buy MIG could extend to self-builders
An all-party parliamentary group will examine whether self-build projects can be included in the Government’s Help to Buy MIG scheme.
Govt considers sharing Help to Buy MIG risk with private insurers
Ex-Alliance & Leicester chief executive John Windeler is working with the Treasury to limit Government liabilities.
Tory MP calls for TSC to investigate Co-op 'blow up'
Conservative MP Brooks Newmark says the regulator, Bank of England and Co-Op management are to blame for the firm’s troubles.
Japanese stocks regain ground following global sell off
Japanese stocks ended Friday’s session ahead, regaining some ground after the sell-off that was seen in the previous day.
Blogs
John Malone: Don't sleep walk into MMR oblivion
Brokers need to ensure their business processes are watertight to be able to maintain business as usual after the MMR.
Janet Davies: Care bill must make councils refer to advisers
Symponia managing director Janet Davies says the Government is making a serious error by not explicitly mentioning regulated advice.
Sue Whitbread: The difference between financial advice and financial planning
Establishing long-term financial plans leads to long-term mutually beneficial relationships.
Nic Cicutti: Advisers and fund managers need to tackle their charges
Financial advisers and asset managers should use the cushion of rising equity markets to get their RDR charging structures sorted out.
Stephen Womack: What should I look for in a potential employer?
Former Mail on Sunday journalist has cleared the final regulatory hurdle in his journey to become a financial adviser.
MM Leader: The politics of financial services
Ukip is trying to turn the clock back on the RDR while financial services has become the latest battle ground in the campaign for Scottish independence.
John Greenwood: Consultancy charge cul de sac
Banning consultancy charging after auto-enrolment had started shows an amazing lack of joined up thinking from regulators and the Government.
