Money Marketing
Online - January 2012

Abbey For Intermediaries - Buy-To-Let Two-Year Fixed Rate

17 Jan 2012
Investec Structured Products - FTSE 100 3-Year Deposit Plan 31

24 Jan 2012
Investec Structured Products - FTSE 100 Geared Returns Plan 31

23 Jan 2012
Investec Structured Products - FTSE 100 Kick-Out Deposit Plan 26

23 Jan 2012
UK unemployment rises to 2.68m

18 Jan 2012

UK unemployment rose by 118,000 in the three months to November 2011 to stand at 2.68m, according to the ONS.
“Fake Lord” jailed for mortgage fraud

16 Jan 2012

Nine men have been jailed for a mortgage fraud that made extensive use of fake documents.
11 months to go and still confusion over trail

26 Jan 2012

With the RDR clock ticking, the FSA must make its intentions clear as soon as possible.
60% of absolute return funds lose money in 2011

3 Jan 2012

Only 25 out of 65 funds produced a positive return in 2011.
Abbey For Intermediaries - Buy-To -Let Two-Year Tracker

17 Jan 2012
Abbey to expand buy-to-let range

16 Jan 2012

Lender is also reducing rates on existing products by 0.2 per cent.
Aberdeen names Asia Pacific strategy and asset allocation head

18 Jan 2012

Aberdeen Asset Management has appointed Singapore-based strategist Peter Elston as head of Asia Pacific strategy and asset allocation.
ABI, unions and charities increase pressure over LTC funding

3 Jan 2012

Open letter signed by 47 bodies calls for political parties to find a consensus for funding of long term care.
ABI: Protection products amongst hardest to understand

30 Jan 2012

PPI and critical illness rank lowest in terms of understanding.
Accord launches into 90% LTV lending

10 Jan 2012

Products start at 4.89%.
Accord Mortgages - Buy-To-Let update

20 Jan 2012
Accord Mortgages - Five-Year Fixed - 90% LTV

16 Jan 2012
Accord Mortgages - Five-Year Fixed - 90% LTV

16 Jan 2012
Adviser appeals £90k fine over £9.7m Ucis sales

12 Jan 2012

FSA is seeking to ban Pave Financial Management and fine one of its directors £90,000 over Ucis sales.
Aegon appoints Axa's Coyle as platform sales head

27 Jan 2012

Aegon UK has appointed Axa Wealth business development director Martin Coyle as head of platform sales.
Aegon to launch AE admin hub in Q4

23 Jan 2012
Aegon unveils auto-enrolment proposition

23 Jan 2012

The provider is also in “detailed discussion” with Nest over how to integrate the Government-backed pension scheme into its workplace savings proposition.
Ageas Protect makes two senior appointments

25 Jan 2012

Scott Reid becomes head of pricing and reinsurance and Richard Halley becomes partnership manager.
Aifa appoints Chris Hannant as policy director

11 Jan 2012

Former BCC policy director will also be responsible for developing policy at the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries and the Association of Finance Brokers.
Aifa calls for trail to continue until products are terminated

12 Jan 2012

Aifa has urged its members to support its stance that trail commission continue to be paid until a product matures or is terminated.
Aifa faces tough task in appointing new leader

13 Jan 2012

Advisers question whether the trade body will be able find someone both willing and able to lead Aifa.
Aifa needs a new 'excited' leader

13 Jan 2012

Leading Aifa should be a position people get excited about.
Alan Miller: £18bn of "hidden" dealing costs each year

31 Jan 2012

SCM Private launches new code of conduct after research from the firm suggest over £18bn a year in hidden costs in dealing alone.
Aldermore ups B2L LTV to 80%

9 Jan 2012

Lender also raising its maximum portfolio size to five properties worth £2m.
Alliance does its homework for global launch

27 Jan 2012
Alliance Trust appoints FSA's Forseke as new chairman

5 Jan 2012

Alliance Trust has announced that chairman Lesley Knox is to retire in April and will be replaced by another female chair, Karin Forseke.
Alliance Trust offers first fund from global equities team

20 Jan 2012
Andrew Yeadon to join Old Mutual subsidiary

4 Jan 2012

Former Schroders head of multi-manager Andrew Yeadon is set to join Old Mutual subsidiary Nedgroup Investments.
Arch Financial faces £150m legal action over cru funds

16 Jan 2012

The board of 18 Guernsey-listed investment vehicles is suing Arch Financial for £150m over the failing of the £400m Arch cru fund range.
As it happened: Webb at work and pensions select committee

25 Jan 2012

Live developments as pensions minister Steve Webb faces the work and pensions select committee over auto-enrolment.
Ascentric appoints sales and marketing director

9 Jan 2012

Mike Morrow joins Ascentric from HSBC where he was UK head of commercial wealth management.
Ashcourt Rowan recruits former Skandia director Jim Roberts

10 Jan 2012

Ashcourt Rowan has appointed Skandia Investment Management founder Jim Roberts as a non-executive on its board.
Asset managers to face strong competition from banks, warns Ernst & Young

10 Jan 2012

The retail asset management industry could suffer in 2012 as banks compete to attract savings business, professional services firm Ernst & Young predicts.
Aviva Investors to cut 160 jobs in move away from retail market

30 Jan 2012

Aviva Investors plans to axe 160 jobs globally as the asset manager takes steps to reduce its presence in the retail funds market.
Aviva sells three European businesses to MetLife

30 Jan 2012

Aviva has sold its Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania operations to MetLife.
Aviva unveils new multi-asset funds for Onuekwusi

26 Jan 2012

Aviva Investors has bolstered its multi-asset range with addition of two funds targeting defensive and moderately cautious investors.
AWD appoints private client advice manager

20 Jan 2012

Paul Fox joins AWD Chase de Vere as private client manager for the north.
AXA PPP removes cancer cover limits

10 Jan 2012

Insurer also waiving monetary limits that may apply to cancer outpatient tests.
Axa Wealth restructure puts 50 jobs at risk

23 Jan 2012

Provider is segmenting its adviser clients into four divisions and cutting the number of regional managers from nine to five.
Barclays gives intermediaries access to underwriters

20 Jan 2012

Intermediaries given access to underwriters for residential mortgage applications.
Barclays relaunching 75% LTV B2L through brokers tomorrow

25 Jan 2012

Barclays is relaunching its 75% LTV buy-to-let deals through brokers tomorrow and introducing a new ten-year fixed rate on its residential range.
Barclays to grow wealth management business

26 Jan 2012

Barclays has earmarked its wealth management business for growth during 2012, according to chief executive Bob Diamond.
Barclays Wealth - Regular Income Bond Base Rate Edition December 2011

20 Jan 2012
Baring takes flexible approach to India

4 Jan 2012
Barings to launch global mining fund

16 Jan 2012

Barings is to launch a global mining fund in March.
Baronsmead counts the costs

20 Jan 2012
Base rate held at 0.5% and no more QE

12 Jan 2012

MPC holds base rate at 0.5% for 34th consecutive month.
Bestinvest calls for greater transparency following IMA research

27 Jan 2012

Advisers say fund charges are not clear and transparent.
Blacksquare rings the changes for 2012

4 Jan 2012
Bluefin Wealth Management rebrands

4 Jan 2012

Bluefin Wealth Management will now come under the name of Bluefin Personal Consulting.
Bright Grey pays out 91% of CI claims in H2 2011

30 Jan 2012

Average payout for critical illness claims was £82,000.
British MEPs await vote on future at top of Econ committee

23 Jan 2012

MEPs will today decide whether to keep Sharon Bowles and Arlene McCarthy at the top of a powerful EU committee.
British MEPs stay at top of Econ committee

23 Jan 2012

Lib Dem Sharon Bowles remains chair while Labour MEP Arlene McCarthy stays on as vice-chair.
Brooks Macdonald announces Middlesex cricket sponsorship

10 Jan 2012

Three year deal will see the wealth management group’s branding appear on the players’ kit and at the county’s home grounds.
Cable unveils plans to curb executive pay

24 Jan 2012

Business secretary wants an increase in shareholder power and more transparent pay reports.
Call for reduction in disincentive to protect income

13 Jan 2012
Call for single 'gateway' to FSA, FOS and Money Advice Service

5 Jan 2012

FSCS says there should be a single point of access for consumers across the different regulatory bodies.
Calls for Hester to waive RBS bonus

27 Jan 2012

Lib Dem minister Jeremy Browne says RBS chief should turn down £963,000 bonus in shares.
Cameron considers re-think over child benefit cut

13 Jan 2012

Prime Minister admits to concern over “cliff-edge issue”, signalling a possible rethink in Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget.
Cameron: 'Goodwin could be stripped of his title'

19 Jan 2012

David Cameron says former RBS chief could be stripped of his title.
Capita announces new software spend as it shuts Bishop's Stortford office

19 Jan 2012

Capita Financial Software is to spend £4m on software solutions in 2012 after moving its headquarters.
Cautious managed highest seller in December for Cofunds

11 Jan 2012

The IMA cautious managed sector ended 2011 as the highest selling sector, according to the latest industry figures from fund supermarket Cofunds.
Cazenove sets out its RDR revamp

11 Jan 2012

Cazenove is waiving the £1m entry level to its wholesale share class for advised business through a platform.
Chancellor to direct BoE in a crisis

27 Jan 2012

Role of Chancellor in financial crisis strengthened in financial services bill.
Changes planned for Guernsey Qrops

24 Jan 2012

Guernsey is preparing to overhaul its pension rules from April this year.
Charlemagne Capital appoints joint CIO

12 Jan 2012

T. Rowe Price International’s Mark Bickford-Smith is to join Charlemagne Capital later this month as joint chief investment officer.
Charles Stanley to launch D2C platform

27 Jan 2012

Charles Stanley is launching a direct to consumer platform and will partner with retail asset aggregation service AllMyPlans.
Chris Davies: 9 tips for getting ready for RDR

24 Jan 2012

As the clock ticks down to RDR ‘D’ day we are now witnessing a flurry of activity within the industry.
CII marks chartered centenary

25 Jan 2012

Professional body marking the 100 years since it was granted the Royal Charter with a centenary golf challenge.
City Financial - Strategic Global Bond Fund

10 Jan 2012
Claims firms submit three-quarters of FSCS PPI claims

28 Jan 2012

Claims firms accounted for over 16,300 PPI complaints over three years.
Clegg wants earlier rise in income tax threshold

26 Jan 2012

Deputy prime minister will call for a “further and faster” rise in the income tax threshold to £10,000.
Clegg: More individuals must have stakes in their firms

16 Jan 2012

Nick Clegg calls for employee right to request shares in their company - EIS extensions being considered.
Clydesdale and Yorkshire waive product fees for limited period

4 Jan 2012

Arrangement fees waived for customers taking out mortgage before February 25.
Coalition to tackle excessive boardroom pay

9 Jan 2012

The coalition is looking at allowing shareholders a right to veto share packages and deals.
Cofunds' Roberts to run Marathon des Sables

31 Jan 2012

Cofunds investment proposition manager Edward Roberts is looking for sponsorship ahead of his attempt to run the Marathon des Sables.
Consumer panel warning over PRA

25 Jan 2012

The Financial Services Consumer Panel says PRA must have duty to consider its recommendations.
Coventry Intermediaries - 3.58% Flexx Fixed rate to 31.03.17

10 Jan 2012
Coventry Intermediaries - 3.89% Flexx Fixed rate to 31.03.17

10 Jan 2012
Coventry Intermediaries - Godiva Buy-To-Let Flexx Fixed - 75% LTV

9 Jan 2012
Coventry Intermediaries - Godiva Buy-To-Let Flexx Fixed - 75% LTV

5 Jan 2012
Coventry's caution leads to competitive rate

13 Jan 2012
Credit union members to get FSCS pay out following default

6 Jan 2012

Handsworth Breakthrough members to get compensation over next week after credit union placed into default.
Dalton overhauls management structure

25 Jan 2012

Dalton Strategic Partnership has announced a number of changes to its ownership and management structure, following the death last year of founder Andrew Dalton.
Dampier: Why there is a buying opportunity for gold

11 Jan 2012

Mark Dampier says the attractions for gold remain undiminished in 2012.
David Cameron ditches plans to scrap 50p tax

9 Jan 2012

Prime Minister David Cameron has abandoned plans to scrap the 50p rate of income tax until at least 2015, according to reports.
Defaqto appoints chief technology officer

24 Jan 2012

Asitha Rodrigo joins research firm from Standard and Poor’s.
Defaqto on Alliance Trust's global thematic opportunities fund

27 Jan 2012
Defaqto on the Baring India Fund

4 Jan 2012
Defaqto poaches Bluefin research head

16 Jan 2012

Bluefin head of research and development David Cartwright joins Defaqto as head of insight.
Deloitte appoints Michael Coogan as strategic adviser

4 Jan 2012

Deloitte appoints former CML director general to role of startegic adviser to its financial services practice.
Dentons launches new Sipp product

30 Jan 2012

Dentons Pension Management has launched a new open architecture Sipp product which allows advisers to view the assets held within a client’s plan online.
Derbyshire-based IFA charged with 44 offences

6 Jan 2012

Malcolm Green of MG Financial and Insurance services charged with 44 seperate offences.
Dilnot encouraged by LTC funding engagement

4 Jan 2012

Labour and Conservatives vow “constructive engagement” over Dilnot Commission’s recommendations.
Dilnot warns on LTC cap following new Government advice

17 Jan 2012

Andrew Dilnot warns ministers not to go too far.
Downing makes first foray into private equity EIS with Octopus hire

16 Jan 2012

Octopus Investments head of private equity Chris Allner is to leave the firm to move to Downing, where he will be responsible for a private equity EIS scheme.
Dutch pensions' halo slips as benefits cut and overestimated

9 Jan 2012
DWP confirms new auto-enrolment staging dates

25 Jan 2012

Pensions minister Steve Webb has confirmed the revised staging dates for automatic enrolment following the Government’s decision to delay the reforms for small and medium sized businesses.
DWP urged to raise auto-enrol earnings ceiling

27 Jan 2012

Hargreaves Lansdown head of pensions research Tom McPhail says the upper earnings limit for minimum auto-enrolment contributions should increase from £39,853 to £42,475.
EEA slams "reckless" FSA over life settlements

18 Jan 2012

EEA Fund Management has hit out at the FSA after the regulator described traded life policies as “high risk, toxic products”.
EIS offers taste of diversity

27 Jan 2012
EU commissioner sets out regulatory agenda

23 Jan 2012

Michel Barnier says he hopes for a swift agreement on new rules for investor compensation schemes.
EU gender directive does not apply to occupational pensions

17 Jan 2012

Standard Life head of pensions policy John Lawson says it is “crystal clear” that occupational defined-contribution schemes can continue to differentiate according to sex.
Euro directive risks repossession rise

23 Jan 2012

Clause in capital requirements directive calls for EU loans to be treated as if in default at 90 days in arrears rather than UK’s 180 days.
Euro pact rules could be forced on UK

9 Jan 2012

Eurozone crisis treaty draft says strict fiscal rules could become law for all EU members after five years.
European funds record outflows of £100bn

26 Jan 2012

Morningstar European fund flow data shows outflows of over £100bn from long-term funds in 2011.
European leaders push ahead with fiscal treaty

31 Jan 2012

The UK was one of two countries out of 27 that refused to sign an EU treaty that enforces stricter budgets.
European markets fall amid concern over Greece debt talks

24 Jan 2012

European stock markets have fallen today as talks between Greece and its private bondholders stall.
European markets fall over eurozone worries

30 Jan 2012

Markets across Europe have fallen today as worries continue to rage over the eurozone’s most debt ridden countries.
European parliament sounds alarm over EU budget treaty

18 Jan 2012

The EP has backed a motion saying fiscal pact must increase democratic accountability measures, address growth and include financial transaction tax.
Ex-IFA pleads guilty to 42 offences in £1m fraud case

31 Jan 2012

Malcolm Green of MG Financial and Insurance Services, made over £1m from fraud and deception offences.
Ex-James Hay duo buy SSAS firm

11 Jan 2012

Former James Hay duo Richard Mattison and Jane Davies have bought Manchester-based pension provider Whitehall Group.
Ex-Lloyds chief Daniels joins advisory firm

26 Jan 2012

Daniels joins firm which specialises in restructuring debt for companies in need of new financing.
Ex-T Bailey chief Britton returns to industry

16 Jan 2012

Former T. Bailey chief investment officer Jason Britton has started his own investment management consultancy.
Ex-Threadneedle European specialist Phil Cliff joins M&G

23 Jan 2012

Phil Cliff has joined M&G Investments and will manage the M&G European dividend fund.
FCA and PRA will have single complaints system

27 Jan 2012

Govt accepts criticism dual compaints system will be less transparent and less effective.
FCA chief: We must protect irrational consumers

25 Jan 2012

Martin Wheatley says consumers are not rational and that the new regulator will protect them by getting involved earlier in product design.
FCA will have power to ban products for a year

27 Jan 2012

FCA power to ban or restrict products for up to a year without consultation kept in financial services bill.
Fidelity calls for fund transparency amid Ryanair pricing concerns

30 Jan 2012

Fidelity Worldwide Investments has called on the asset management industry to create an industry standard in a bid to offer to greater transparency for fund charges.
Fidelity launches global dividend fund

25 Jan 2012

Fidelity Worldwide Investment is to add to its equity income range with the launch of the Fidelity Global Dividend fund for manager Daniel Roberts at the end of the month.
Fidelity's Shah: Double dip scenario unlikely

10 Jan 2012

Fidelity Worldwide Investment’s Sanjeev Shah says he remains convinced that markets will not enter into a double dip recession.
Finance manager has £5m confiscated over Friends Prov fraud

20 Jan 2012

A fraudster has had almost £5m confiscated from him after exploiting Friends Provident between 2005 and 2009.
First State Investments - Emerging Markets Bond Fund

30 Jan 2012
Fitch assigns special servicer rating to Exact

12 Jan 2012

Fitch assigns special servicer rating of RSS3 to Exact.
Fitch downgrades five eurozone countries

30 Jan 2012

Credit ratings agency Fitch has downgraded the sovereign ratings of five eurozone countries, including Italy, Spain and Belgium.
Former Cofunds chief Williams joins private equity firm

30 Jan 2012

Former Skandia and Cofunds chief executive Brett Williams has joined private equity firm Lime Tree.
Former RBS chief Goodwin stripped of knighthood

31 Jan 2012

Former Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Sir Fred Goodwin has been stripped of his knighthood.
Former Towergate adviser jailed for £150k fraud

12 Jan 2012

Former Towergate adviser who conned grandmother out of £150k life savings jailed for two years and four months.
FOS to boost staff by a third as costs soar

6 Jan 2012

Ombudsman has had difficulty retaining staff as banks lure adjudicators with higher pay packages.
FOS to increase 'free cases' limit to 25

6 Jan 2012

Under ombudsman proposals firms with less than 25 complaints referred to FOS in a year will not incur the £500 case fee.
France and Austria set to lose AAA credit rating

13 Jan 2012

Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and Luxembourg to keep AAA rating.
France downgrade disappointing, says Fidelity chief Rossi

16 Jan 2012

Fidelity chief investment officer for equities Dominic Rossi says the downgrade of France by S&P is part of a “general re-pricing of sovereign debt”.
France to press ahead with financial transaction tax

30 Jan 2012

France is to go ahead with its own Tobin tax, French president Nicolas Sarkozy has revealed.
Friends Life appoints two directors in protection business

31 Jan 2012

Frineds Life has appointed Mark Anders as sales and marketing director for individual protection and David Williams as director of group protection.
Friends Life gives F&C 12 months' notice to pull £2.3bn

31 Jan 2012

F&C Asset Management says the move will have minimal impact on revenues for this year.
Friends Life makes extra annuity payment after direct deal 'mistake'

16 Jan 2012

Friends pays difference between pension and what client would have received through OMO.
Friends Life unveils auto-enrolment proposition

20 Jan 2012

Friends Life has revealed details of an online automatic enrolment “hub” designed to help employers meet their duties under the reforms.
Friends Life's corporate platform goes live

31 Jan 2012
FSA appoints investment banking senior adviser

30 Jan 2012

Lazard & Co vice chairman will provide experience on regulatory, market and consumer matters.
FSA bans and fines ex-JC Flowers chief exec £2.9m

31 Jan 2012

Former JC Flowers UK chief executive Ravi Shankar Sinha has been fined for a fraudulent invoicing scheme.
FSA fines Direct Line and Churchill £2.2m

18 Jan 2012

Regulator has levied fine to prevent files requested by the FSA from being “improperly altered”.
FSA fines former Greenlight Capital compliance officer £130k

27 Jan 2012

Alexander Ten-Holter banned from performing compliance and oversight functions.
FSA guidance on legacy business “unclear and incomplete”, says IMA

17 Jan 2012

The IMA has labelled proposed guidance on the treatment of legacy business as “unclear and incomplete”.
FSA must ignore lender pleas over non-advised ban

6 Jan 2012

The FSA must ignore the pleading of big lenders and stick to its guns.
FSA names Lawrence Churchill as FSCS chairman

9 Jan 2012

The FSA has appointed Nest chairman Lawrence Churchill as the new chairman of the board of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
FSA ordered firms to pay almost £100m more in compensation during 2011

3 Jan 2012

Firms regulated by the FSA paid out more than £160m in compensation to their clients last year,
FSA presses charges over insider dealing

11 Jan 2012

Richard Anthony Joseph has been charged with eight counts of insider dealing and two counts of money laundering.
FSA warns lenders over interest-only mortgage contracts

12 Jan 2012

FSA warns lenders over the wording they use in their contracts for interest-only mortgages.
FSCS begins claims process for MF Global UK

4 Jan 2012

Private customers of MF Global will receive a claim form for compensation within the next few days.
FSCS to look at pre-funding and risk-based levies

5 Jan 2012

Chief executive Mark Neale says review of funding model should address unpredictability and fairness of current system.
FTSE 100 rises in early trades

10 Jan 2012

The FTSE 100 has risen by more than 1% in early trades in reaction to the better-than-expected start to the U.S. corporate earnings season.
FTSE jumps in early trades

17 Jan 2012

The FTSE has risen by more than 1 per cent in early trades.
FTSE kicks-off 2012 with 2% rise

3 Jan 2012

FTSE 100 jumps 2.2 per cent to stand at almost 5,700.
FTSE live: Markets make late gains

16 Jan 2012

European markets turn positive in late trading.
FundsNetwork adds Hawksmoor to DFMs range

4 Jan 2012

Fidelity FundsNetwork has added Hawksmoor Investment Management to its DFM service.
Germany eyes FTT concessions to get UK support

20 Jan 2012

Germany is considering pushing for UK-style share stamp duty in an effort to get tax applied across the EU.
Gilliat Financial Solutions - Deposit Kick Out February 2012

5 Jan 2012
Gilliat Financial Solutions – Dual Defensive Kick Out – February 2012

5 Jan 2012
Gilliat Financial Solutions - Income Builder Plus February 2012

5 Jan 2012
Government loses appeal to overturn High Court solar ruling

25 Jan 2012

The Government has lost its appeal against a High Court ruling that its decision to lower solar feed-in tariff payments was illegal.
Government outlines new regulatory objectives

27 Jan 2012

Treasury proposals reflect concerns over previous objective of ensuring “confidence”.
Government to appeal High Court solar ruling

3 Jan 2012

The Government has decided to appeal against a High Court ruling which said its solar feed-in tariff payments were illegal.
Govt backs calls for EU co-ordination committee

27 Jan 2012

Financial services bill requires committee co-ordinating communication between UK and EU regulators.
Govt could scrap DB pension inflation link

16 Jan 2012

Pensions minister Steve Webb is considering removing the requirement for private sector defined-benefit pension schemes to be index-linked to inflation, according to the FT.
Govt DB index plan targets future pensioners

17 Jan 2012

Pensions minister Steve Webb’s plan to scrap inflation linking for defined-benefit schemes will only affect future retirees.
Govt has made 'no savings' from public sector retirement age hike

5 Jan 2012

Pensions consultant John Ralfe says Government concessions offset savings from increase in retirement age to 67.
Govt rejects banker calls over FPC remit

27 Jan 2012

Government snubs BBA call for financial stability watchdog to ensure “stable and sustainable” supply of credit.
Govt says FCA should consult on early warnings

27 Jan 2012

Financial Services Bill rejects FSA’s argument that it should not consult firms being investigated before publishing their details.
Govt to encourage pensioners to downsize to ease housing supply

17 Jan 2012

Shapps calls on councils to help pensioners downsize to free up housing stock for families.
Govt to make second appeal to overturn High Court solar ruling

26 Jan 2012

Huhne says the Government is to looking to appeal to the Supreme Court.
Govt unveils £11m auto-enrolment comms campaign

20 Jan 2012

The campaign, which begins on Monday, will include radio, print, online and outdoor advertising as the pensions industry builds towards the launch of auto-enrolment in October.
Govt: FCA must decide whether to publish board minutes

27 Jan 2012

The Government leaves decision to publish FCA minutes up to board.
Gross lending in December up 12% year-on-year

23 Jan 2012

However, gross lending down 12% from £13.2bn advanced in November.
Guernsey finance industry resists HMRC Qrops reforms

31 Jan 2012

Guernsey Finance has backed the island’s plans to resist HMRC rules.
Half of FOS complaints come from claims firms

12 Jan 2012

Number of FOS cases from claims management companies has gone from 18 per cent in 2007 to 45 per cent last year.
Henderson appoints fixed income head

19 Jan 2012

Henderson Global Investors has appointed Jim Irvine as head of its fixed income business.
Hester bonus to be less than £1m, say reports

26 Jan 2012

RBS chief executive Stephen Hester is set receive an annual bonus of between £800,000 and £950,000, say reports.
Hinckley & Rugby Building Society - Five-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage

13 Jan 2012
HML appoints Richard Hennah as sales director

16 Jan 2012

Hennah joins HML after nearly 12 years with KPMG.
Hoban: French FTT does not mean eurozone tax is inevitable

1 Feb 2012

Treasury financial secretary Mark Hoban says France’s unilateral FTT does not make one across the eurozone inevitable.
Hoban: Insurance regulation will not take back seat

10 Jan 2012

Treasury financial secretary moves to reassure insurers they will not take a back seat to banks in new regulatory set up.
Honister reassures investors over liability costs

3 Jan 2012

Statement by Honister Capital says firm will be able to pay debts over next 12 months.
House prices fell by 0.9% in December

6 Jan 2012

Average house price now stands at £160,063, according to Halifax.
HSBC pledges £15bn in mortgage lending for 2012

19 Jan 2012

£3bn of lending set aside specifically for first-time buyers.
HSBC to launch conveyancer panel with Countrywide

6 Jan 2012

Countrywide is named panel manager.
IFAs urged to beware of unnecessary trust tax charges

5 Jan 2012

Asset Protection Strategy says charges are potentially very punitive for customers.
IFS: Public sector pension reforms save 'little or no money'

31 Jan 2012

Government concessions following negotiations with trade unions mean reforms will save “little or no money” in the long-term.
IMA hits back over hidden fund charges claim

27 Jan 2012

The IMA has hit back over accusations of hidden fund cost charges.
IMA launches 0-35% mixed investment sector

25 Jan 2012

The IMA has launched the Mixed Investment 0-35 per cent Shares sector, after it was delayed earlier this year due to lack of demand.
IMA managed sector launch delayed due to lack of interest

4 Jan 2012

The launch of one of the Investment Management Association managed sectors has been delayed as there are too few funds to populate it.
IMA: Hidden costs - what hidden costs?

30 Jan 2012

Richard Saunders says 2012 is seeing a renewal of the misguided campaign to include trading costs in fund charges
IMF chief calls for larger eurozone bail-out fund

23 Jan 2012

Lagarde says extension is needed to prevent the likes of Spain and Italy going into default.
IMF cuts global growth forecast

20 Jan 2012

IMF cuts forecast for 2012 from 4% to 3.3%; UK economy to grow 0.6% in 2012.
IMF downgrades global growth forecast for 2012

24 Jan 2012

The IMF has warned that the global economy is “deeply in the danger zone” because of risks from the eurozone.
Incapital Europe - Protected Growth Plan – FTSE 100 Series 6

12 Jan 2012
Ingenious follows up Vindemia EIS

20 Jan 2012
Ingenious Media - Vindemia 2 EIS Fund

10 Jan 2012
Ingenious Ventures - Media Opportunities Fund

10 Jan 2012
Insch gives Goldilocks open-ended revamp

13 Jan 2012
International pension plan market sees double-digit growth

17 Jan 2012
Invesco to launch financials fund for Causer and Read

19 Jan 2012

Invesco Perpetual is launching a global financial capital fund for managers Paul Causer and Paul Read.
Investec Structured Products - FTSE 100 Accelerated Growth Plan 31

24 Jan 2012
Investec Structured Products – FTSE 100 Bonus Income Plan 21

23 Jan 2012
Investec Structured Products - FTSE 100 Deposit Growth Plan 14

24 Jan 2012
Investec Structured Products - FTSE 100 Enhanced Kick Out Plan 26

23 Jan 2012
Investors could ditch £3.4bn of with-profit bonds

16 Jan 2012

Savers will be able to withdraw £3.4bn in with-profit bonds this year without paying a penalty fee, according to Skandia.
Iress poaches Focus client architecture head

4 Jan 2012

Carol Blair joins software firm from Focus Solutions while Simon Thomas and Johann Koch also join.
Isis Equity Partners - Baronsmead VCTs Linked Offer

20 Jan 2012
ITV hit with £62m 'financial support direction' from The Pensions Regulator

27 Jan 2012

The Pensions Regulator has ordered broadcasting giant ITV to provide support for the Box Clever pension scheme, which has a £62m deficit.
John Malone to stay on at PMS until end of 2013

19 Jan 2012

Malone’s contract was due to end in December.
John Simmonds leaves Bluefin

4 Jan 2012

Bluefin Wealth Management and Bluefin Corporate Consulting chairman John Simmonds has left the Axa-owned advisory business to pursue other interests.
JPMorgan: We considered quitting troubled eurozone

27 Jan 2012

JPM chief says the firm considered quitting Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Greece and Spain.
Jupiter fund manager Patrick Harrington leaves firm

31 Jan 2012

Jupiter undervalued assets fund manager Patrick Harrington has quit the firm with immediate effect.
Just Retirement cuts lifetime mortgage by 0.1%

16 Jan 2012

Rate cut from 6.5% to 6.4% for new applications.
Kames Capital expands fixed income team

11 Jan 2012

Kames Capital has today made three new appointments to its fixed income team.
Keeping it in the family

13 Jan 2012

Mazars looks at the role of family-run IFAs in the wake of the RDR.
King: Taxpayer-backed firms must offer fair bonus structure

25 Jan 2012

BoE governor calls for fair decisions on bonuses.
King: UK recovery will be arduous, long and uneven

25 Jan 2012

King said there was scope for more QE if needed.
KPMG defends its role as MF Global administrator

10 Jan 2012

MF Global administrator KPMG has defended its role in recovering assets for creditors and clients in the failed broker.
KPMG faces criticism over ‘slow’ MF Global wind-down

9 Jan 2012

KPMG set for backlash over slow progress in recovering MF Global cash and assets.
L&G completes £1bn longevity insurance deal

9 Jan 2012

Legal & General has agreed a £1bn longevity insurance deal with the Pilkington Superannuation Scheme.
L&G launches commodity ETF with Source

9 Jan 2012

LGIM has launched a commodity index tracking product with exchange-traded product provider Source.
L&G sets sights on small DB schemes for de-risking

16 Jan 2012
Labour peer Lord Glasman turns on Miliband and Balls

5 Jan 2012

Labour’s Lord Glasman slams weak Labour leadership and says 2012 must be a year of surprises from Ed Miliband and Ed Balls.
Labour wants FSCS deposit guarantee to apply to brand

19 Jan 2012

Treasury financial secretary Chris Leslie says £85,000 limit should apply to each company not the groups which own them.
Labour's "shareholder activism" not the silver bullet, say lawyers

13 Jan 2012

Labour proposal for shareholder power over board appointments is not the answer to ineffective corporate governance, says CMS Cameron McKenna.
Lagarde: Euro will survive 2012

6 Jan 2012

IMF chief Christine Lagarde backs Greece and says the embattled currency will survive the next 12 months.
Leading Scottish surveyor firm ceases trading

18 Jan 2012

One of Scotland’s biggest firms of surveyors has ceased trading after directors took the decision to place the company into liquidation.
Leeds raises B2L LTV to 80%

10 Jan 2012

Two-year fix now available for 5.69% at 80% LTV.
Legal & General – Early Bonus Plan 4

4 Jan 2012
Legal & General - Growth Plan 4

4 Jan 2012
Legal & General - Inflation Protected Deposit Bond 2

12 Jan 2012
Legal & General - Six-Year Growth Deposit Bond 11

4 Jan 2012
Life settlements in spotlight again as US regulator probes brokerage

4 Jan 2012

The SEC has charged a life settlements brokerage and three senior executives for their involvement in a fraudulent disclosure and accounting scheme.
Liontrust prepares dual fund launch as assets jump 14%

1 Feb 2012

Firm to launch European absolute alpha and Asian income funds in Q1.
Living Time rebrands and launches new product with Investec

1 Feb 2012

Firm rebranded as Primetime Retirement and links with Investec to launch a new fixed-term annuity product.
Living Time to launch new retirement products

13 Jan 2012

Chief executive Kim Lerche-Thomsen says the firm is negotiating with several companies who could potentially underwrite the new products.
Lloyds announces 700 job cuts

18 Jan 2012

Lloyds Banking Group announces 700 job cuts in various parts of business as part of plan to reduce 15,000 roles.
Lloyds Banking Group announces management shake-up

1 Feb 2012

Lloyds Banking Group has announced changes to its board and management team.
LV= reduces lifetime mortgage rates by 0.1%

4 Jan 2012

Rates cut by 0.1%.
LV= relaxes protection underwriting

13 Jan 2012

Changes will result in more people getting immediate online decision.
M&G appoints deputy manager on EM and Asian funds

3 Jan 2012

M&G has appointed Colm D’Olier as deputy manager on two funds.
M&G Investments hires real estate head

31 Jan 2012

M&G Investments has appointed Alex Jeffrey as the chief executive of its real estate fund management business.
Macro quits Towers Watson to head up Mercer's UK DC team

19 Jan 2012
Mansfield Building Society - 3-Year Discounted-Rate Buy-To-Let

30 Jan 2012
Martin Currie unleashes best ideas GEM fund

20 Jan 2012
Martin Werth: Protection may never be this cheap again

17 Jan 2012

How ready are you for the increase in life and CI premiums?
Mervyn King rejects MPs' call for supervisory board

17 Jan 2012

King says instead of reforming Bank’s court, a new in-house oversight committee should be set up.
Meteor Asset Management - FTSE 100 Income Deposit Plan 5

4 Jan 2012
Meteor Asset Management - FTSE 5 Quarterly Kick-Out Plan 5

4 Jan 2012
MetLife agrees fixed-term annuity distribution deal with TOMAS

20 Jan 2012

The six month exclusivity deal means the provider’s Freedom Income Plan will now be available to clients and advisers on the pensions shopping around platform.
MetLife poaches Friends group risk chief to lead employee benefits arm

18 Jan 2012

MetLife UK has recruited Friends Life head of group risk Stephanie Baillie as it prepares for an assault on the employee benefits market.
MGM Advantage appoints Philippa Dickson as non-exec director

18 Jan 2012

Dickson is currently global systems and operations director for Diageo’s global procurement function.
MGM Advantage recruits former Skandia director Jim Roberts

6 Jan 2012

Annuity specialist MGM Advantage has appointed Jim Roberts as a non-executive director.
Miliband accuses Cameron of lack of leadership over top pay

1 Feb 2012

Cameron refuses to action legislation to force banks to publish how many staff earn over £1m.
Miliband calls on PM to stop RBS chief getting bonus

23 Jan 2012

Labour leader Ed Miliband says Cameron should take action to prove he is serious about taking on crony capitalism
Ministers advised to increase proposed £35,000 LTC cap

16 Jan 2012

Ministers advised to cap individuals long term care funding liability at between £50,000 and £60,000.
MMR will not help a third of sub-prime borrowers

23 Jan 2012

Under MMR rules at least a third of sub-prime borrowers would still be mortgage prisoners, despite a clause designed to help those trapped in their properties or loans.
Money Advice Service chiefs share £100k bonus pot

23 Jan 2012

MAS chief Tony Hobman and four senior managers shared a £100,000 bonus pot.
Morgan Stanley IQ - FTSE Bonus Growth Plan 7

27 Jan 2012
Morgan Stanley IQ - FTSE Booster Plan 3

27 Jan 2012
Morgan Stanley IQ - FTSE Income Plan 5

27 Jan 2012
Morgan Stanley IQ - FTSE Protected Growth Plan 46

27 Jan 2012
Morningstar unveils investment trust ratings

11 Jan 2012

Anthony Bolton’s £510m china special situations trust has been rated as ‘neutral’ by Morningstar for its new investment trust service.
Mortgage approvals remain static in November

4 Jan 2012
Mortgage indemnity scheme for new-builds up to £500k

1 Feb 2012

The Government says the NewBuy guarantee scheme will be available to movers as well as first-time buyers.
Mortgage market returns to growth in November

16 Jan 2012

In November, market experiences only the second year-on-year increase of 2011.
Mortgage Trust - Buy-To-Let 2-Year Fixed Rate

6 Jan 2012
Mortgage Trust - Buy-To-Let 2-Year Fixed Rate

6 Jan 2012
Mortgage Trust - Buy-To-Let 2-Year Tracker

6 Jan 2012
Mortgage Trust - Buy-To-Let 2-Year Tracker

6 Jan 2012
Mortgage Trust - Buy-To-Let 3-Year Fixed Rate

6 Jan 2012
Mortgage Trust - Buy-To-Let 3-Year Fixed Rate

6 Jan 2012
MP attacks King and his "debauched" monetary policy

26 Jan 2012

Conservative MP Douglas Carswell says Bank policy helped stoke credit bubble and is failing to deal with fallout from the crisis.
MP calls for personal statements setting out how taxes will be spent

25 Jan 2012

Conservative MP Ben Gummer will today propose tax statements setting out how much tax you pay and how it is spent.
MPC vote unanimous again in January

25 Jan 2012

The MPC voted unanimously to keep the base rate on hold and maintain the quantitative easing programme at £275bn earlier this month, minutes of the meeting have revealed.
MPs dismiss Bank's accountability plan

23 Jan 2012

The Treasury select committee says Bank proposals to increase accountability are not enough.
MPs want more accountability from FCA

13 Jan 2012

Treasury select committee report says current proposals do not provide adequate scope for scrutiny and must be improved.
MPs: We will keep pushing for Arch cru inquiry

16 Jan 2012

MPs disappointed by PM’s rejection of calls for investigation but will continue to push for inquiry.
N&P launches lowest ever 10-year fix at 3.99%

24 Jan 2012

Available up to 75% LTV with a fee of £295.
NAO investigates defined-contribution regulation

6 Jan 2012

The study will focus on whether regulation of DC schemes by TPR effectively addresses the key risks to scheme members.
NatWest to slash BDM team by half

13 Jan 2012

Field-based BDM team slashed from 40 to 19.
Negligence claims could drop after GMAC-RFC vs Countrywide verdict

9 Jan 2012

A ruling in a High Court case between GMAC-RFC and Countrywide Surveyors could result in fewer lenders making claims of negligence against surveyors.
Nest hands responsible investment contract to Co-op

27 Jan 2012

TCAM will help the Government-backed pension scheme formulate policy on environmental, social and governance issues as part of its investment strategy.
Net retail sales slump in November, says IMA

9 Jan 2012

The IMA has reported a year-on-year slump in net retail fund sales during November.
New draft HMRC guidance suggests advice process will be VAT-exempt

1 Feb 2012

A revised draft version of HMRC’s RDR guidance on VAT liability suggests the entire advice process will be exempt from VAT.
Newton reshuffles investment team

17 Jan 2012

Newton’s investment chief Jeff Munroe is to head up global equities.
Nichols takes over from Anand on F&C European fund

3 Jan 2012

Mark Nichols has taken over from Paras Anand on the F&C European growth and income fund.
Nucleus hires managing director

16 Jan 2012

Nucleus has bolstered its senior management team with the appointment of John McNeil as managing director.
OFT to investigate Mortgage Brain’s acquisition of MortgageStream

25 Jan 2012

The Office of Fair Trading is to look at the anticipated acquisition by Mortgage Brain of MortgageStream.
Old Mutual merges European wealth management with Skandia unit

24 Jan 2012

Old Mutual is to combine its continental Europe wealth management business and its Skandia Europe retail businesses.
OMAM head of strategic alliances exits

9 Jan 2012

Old Mutual Asset Managers has made head of strategic alliances Kevin Bull redundant, Money Marketing understands.
Optimism in investment management industry hits record lows

9 Jan 2012

PwC and CBI survey shows optimism in the investment management industry shrank to record lows in 2011.
Paradigm set to launch Amber corporate wrap

18 Jan 2012

Paradigm is to launch its corporate wrap next week as a standalone business which is likely to be branded Amber.
Paragon lent £38.6m in Q4 2011

26 Jan 2012

The Paragon Group of Companies, Paragon Mortgages’ parent company, lent £38.6m in buy-to-let loans during the final quarter of 2011, an interim management statement has revealed.
Paragon Mortgages - Buy-To-Let Mortgage Range update

9 Jan 2012
Partnership recruits Mark Stopard as head of product development

19 Jan 2012

Stopard joins the enhanced annuity provider from Sun Life Financial of Canada, where he was head of marketing.
Pension regulator to keep 'close eye' on employer advice post-RDR

11 Jan 2012

The Pensions Regulator is examining whether the RDR makes IFAs less attractive to firms navigating auto-enrolment.
Pension saving at lowest for 10 years - DWP

3 Jan 2012
Perspective acquires Gateshead-based IFA

30 Jan 2012

Perspective Financial Group announced has acquired Gateshead-based IFA practice, Vivienne Shepherd Limited.
Perspective raises £3.5m for acquisitions

23 Jan 2012

Perspective Financial Group raises £3.5m through long-term partners Lloyds Bank Wholesale Banking and Markets.
Pet insurance more popular than critical illness cover

1 Feb 2012

12% of respondents said they have pet insurance, compared to 9% who had CI and 4% who had IP.
Phil Jeynes: The importance of trusts

31 Jan 2012

Phil Jeynes says trusts can be used for much more than just the mitigation of inheritance tax.
Philippa Gee: No more new funds

23 Jan 2012

Philippa Gee calls on fund houses to make the most of their existing fund range.
Phoenix still in discussions with private equity suitor

16 Jan 2012

Phoenix Group has announced it is still in discussions with private equity firm CVC Capital Partners regarding a possible acquisition.
Pimco adds two new funds to global equities platform

11 Jan 2012

imco has launched two new actively managed sub-funds as part of its Global Investor Series fund range.
PM 'supports' financial education in schools

20 Jan 2012

MP who led inquiry into financial education in primary and secondary schools says PM is supportive of campaign.
Political pressure grows on pension charges

20 Jan 2012

Parliamentary motion calling for urgent action on charges signed by over 40 MPs
Premier looks to secondary structured product market

4 Jan 2012
Prestwood MD Philip Congrave to retire

4 Jan 2012

Congrave joined firm in 1986 and will retire later this month.
Providers agree high-level adviser charging principles

5 Jan 2012

Aegon, Friends Life, Legal & General, Prudential and Scottish Life set out common approach on adviser charging.
Providers unite to set out consultancy charging framework

5 Jan 2012
PruHealth - Personal Healthcare, Business Healthcare & Corporate Healthcare private medical insurance

30 Jan 2012
PSigma lowers fees on discretionary investment management service

10 Jan 2012

PSigma Investment Management is relaunching its discretionary investment management service with lower fees.
PwC fined £1.4m for failing to notice JPM breaches

6 Jan 2012

UK arm of PricewaterhouseCoopers fined £1.4m and severely reprimanded by Accountancy & Actuarial Discipline Board.
QE predicted to reach £500bn by the end of 2012

9 Jan 2012

Capital Economics says Bank of England could increase its QE programme by a further £75bn in February.
Quilter bought by private equity firm Bridgepoint

24 Jan 2012

Wealth manager Quilter is to be sold to private equity company Bridgepoint, according to owner Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.
RAM Capital Partners - The City Pub Company (East) & The City Pub Company (West)

9 Jan 2012
RAM Capital Partners/Goldfield Partners - Sunlight Technology

30 Jan 2012
RAM EIS offers one for the road

27 Jan 2012
Rathbones' Coombs slams "cosy club" of investment trust boards

9 Jan 2012

Rathbones head of multi-asset David Coombs has criticised the over-representation of asset managers on investment trust boards.
RBS and Lloyds stake sales to take longer, says UKFI

11 Jan 2012

UKFI has confirmed that the sale of the government’s stakes in Royal Bank of Scotland Group and Lloyds Banking will take longer than expected.
RBS boss Hester rejects £1m bonus

30 Jan 2012

RBS chief Stephen Hester to waive £1 million bonus.
RBS restructure plan puts 10,000 jobs under threat

5 Jan 2012

Royal Bank of Scotland is looking to sell of its investment banking arm as part of a restructuring plan that could see up to 10,000 jobs cut from the firm.
Renewed surge in FOS PPI complaints

17 Jan 2012

PPI complaints referred to the FOS have shot up by nearly 60 per cent over the last three months.
Rent-back borrowers lose appeal in suspected mortgage fraud

25 Jan 2012

Victims of a suspected mortgage fraud face repossession after losing their appeal against a High Court ruling.
Research reveals what consumers expect to pay for advice

18 Jan 2012

Consumer research shows many clients who use an adviser currently believe there is no cost for financial advice.
Rob Sinclair: FSA should be praised over MMR advice stance

11 Jan 2012

If most customers think they have had advice, then this is what should be provided.
RSM Tenon chairman and chief exec step down

23 Jan 2012

Bob Morton steps down as chairman and Andy Raynor as chief executive.
Russell Investments IFA sales chief to exit

18 Jan 2012

Russell Investments head of UK IFA sales Danny Callaghan is to leave the firm.
S&P downgrades eurozone rescue fund

17 Jan 2012

Standard & Poor’s downgrades EFSF from AAA to AA+.
S&P upgrades Crown’s servicer rating

17 Jan 2012

Crown Mortgage Management’s primary servicer ratings upgraded to “above average”.
Sanlam acquires two IFA client banks

23 Jan 2012

Sanlam Private Wealth acquires two new client banks, taking its funds under influence to over £550m.
Santander set to launch £3bn securitisation

20 Jan 2012

Barclays set to launch £750m covered bond.
Sants: 'I never wanted to be FSA chief'

31 Jan 2012

FSA chief executive Hector Sants tells MPs he “had no interest” in staying at the regulator for more than three years.
Schroders adds to multi-asset team

11 Jan 2012

Schroders has appointed Ian Maybury as head of solutions in the multi-asset and portfolio solutions group.
SEI appoints former Barclays Wealth Americas head

19 Jan 2012

Fiona Elbourne joins SEI Global Wealth as head of operations.
Sense appoints Stephen Young as commercial director

16 Jan 2012

Knutsford-based network appoints former Sesame chief operating officer Stephen Young as commercial director.
Sesame appoints senior research manager

19 Jan 2012

Rory Gravatt joins Sesame Bankhall Group from Distribution Technology.
Sesame hires head for new wealth management arm

4 Jan 2012

Sesame Bankhall Group has appointed Pan Andreas as head of its newly formed wealth management team.
Sesame poaches new technology chief from Avelo

11 Jan 2012

Avelo head of financial planning and wealth management James Stevenson appointed as head of adviser technology.
Shadow housing minister apology over £60k union payments

20 Jan 2012

Parliamentary watchdogs say Labour MP’s Jack Dromey failure was unintentional but serious.
Shell closes final-salary scheme to new members

6 Jan 2012

Oil giant becomes the final FTSE 100 company to abandon final-salary pension provision.
SimplyBiz hires Martin Reynolds as mortgages chief exec

12 Jan 2012

SimplyBiz hires Martin Reynolds as mortgages chief exec.
SimplyBiz to launch gap-fill programme

9 Jan 2012

CII-accredited gap-fill programme to launch in February through events across the UK.
SJP to launch multi-asset and global equity income funds

20 Jan 2012

Fund launches follow the launch of SJP’s global equity fund in September.
Skandia awards best ideas mandates to Artemis’ Steer

20 Jan 2012

Tim Steer replaces Kames Capital’s Audrey Ryan on global and UK best ideas funds.
Sole fix for Hinckley & Rugby

27 Jan 2012
St. James’s Place says 80% of partners now RDR-ready

19 Jan 2012

Firm says 80 per cent of its members are now at diploma level status.
Staging dates tripled but no full contribution until 2018

25 Jan 2012
Standard Life cuts with-profits bonuses for 750,000 savers

31 Jan 2012

A spokeswoman for Standard Life says cutting annual bonus rates will give the provider greater flexibility when making future investment decisions.
Standard Life Investments launches MyFolio income range

18 Jan 2012

Standard Life Investments has added to its MyFolio fund offering with two income ranges.
Standard Life strikes deal to take GARS fund to the US

10 Jan 2012

SLI has teamed up with John Hancock Mutual Funds to offers GARS fund to the US retail market.
Standard Life succeeds in £100m sterling fund claim

1 Feb 2012

Standard Life has succeeded in a claim against 11 PI insurers.
State Bank of India to launch residential mortgages in August

30 Jan 2012

Lender says it is exploring offering mortgages through intermediaries.
Stephen Gay quits Aifa for ABI

13 Jan 2012

Aifa director general Stephen Gay is leaving the trade body to join the Association of British Insurers.
Stephen Gay: Why I quit Aifa

13 Jan 2012

Gay says his departure to the ABI does not represent a switch “from one side to another” and says Aifa has made significant progress over the last year.
Steve Bee slams "out of date" Webb over small firm advice claims

26 Jan 2012

Steve Bee says small firms will need advisers to comply compliance with auto-enrolment not just choose products.
Succession adds four new firms

10 Jan 2012

IFA consolidator adds four new partner firms with total of just under £500m AUM.
Swip appoints chief economist

30 Jan 2012

Swip has appointed Dr Lucy O’Carroll to the role of chief economist.
Swip searches for Euro high yield

13 Jan 2012
Tax breaks for employee protection 'a no-brainer' says MP

18 Jan 2012
Teachers' unions seek "urgent meetings" over pension reforms

6 Jan 2012

Teachers’ unions the NUT and the NASUWT are seeking urgent meetings with Government ministers over proposed pension reforms.
Tenet poaches Lloyds UK Wealth regulatory manager

13 Jan 2012

Tenet appoints Simon Thomas as head of regulatory policy and David Pearce as head of training.
Tenet posts £300k pre-tax loss

20 Jan 2012

Tenet Group reports £300,000 pre-tax losses for year ending September 30, 2011.
The Wine EIS/Anpero Capital -The Wine Enterprise Investment Scheme

16 Jan 2012
Threadneedle launches European absolute return fund

18 Jan 2012

Threadneedle has launched a European absolute alpha fund.
Three jailed in £18.5m fraud on Swiss bank

27 Jan 2012

The three were sentenced to combined total of over 13 years in prison.
Towry flotation plans put on hold

9 Jan 2012

Towry chief executive Andrew Fisher has put the company’s planned stock market flotation on hold due to turbulent market conditions, The Mail on Sunday reports.
Transact profits fall after FSA fine

4 Jan 2012

Pre-tax profits fall from £17.6m to £14.6m after £3.5m FSA fine for client money breaches.
Treasury plans £10bn council pension raid

11 Jan 2012

Chancellor George Osborne is planning to raid local authority pension funds to help finance UK infrastructure projects, according to The Times.
True Potential offers new share deal to advisers

6 Jan 2012

True Potential offers its advisers shares along with 50 per cent uplift on investments over £1.2m on its Wealth Platform.
TSC wants FCA objective overhaul

13 Jan 2012

MPs say current objectives need change to avoid confusion and perverse outcomes.
Turner: One page RBS report 'was a mistake'

31 Jan 2012

FSA chairman regrets not publishing a full report on its investigation into RBS at an earlier stage.
Tyrie shuns Govt proposals for Bank accountability

27 Jan 2012

TSC chair Andrew Tyrie says internal reviews of policy decisions not good enough without radically reformed Court
Tyrie slams speed of Govt regulatory reforms

27 Jan 2012

TSC chair Andrew Tyrie slams Govt for publishing financial services bill before major committee report into FCA.
UBS fined $300,000 by US regulator

18 Jan 2012

UBS has been fined $300,000 by the SEC for “failing to properly price securities” in three mutual funds that caused a mis-statement of net asset value.
UK dividend pay-outs hit record in 2011

23 Jan 2012

Dividend payments in the UK hit £67.8 billion during 2011 and are expected to rise 11% to £75 billion in 2012.
UK economy shrinks in final quarter of 2011

25 Jan 2012

The UK economy shrank by 0.2 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2011, with negative growth blamed on “weakness” in the production sector.
UK facing £17.5bn bill to boost IMF firepower

19 Jan 2012

IMF looking to double resources to stabilise global economy and asked members for bigger contribution.
UK house prices up 1% in 2011

3 Jan 2012

Average price of a home is now £163,822.
UK inflation falls to 4.2%

17 Jan 2012

The UK consumer prices index has fallen to 4.2% in December, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Unite rejects local government pension reforms

9 Jan 2012

Trade union says a leaked letter from Communities Secretary Eric Pickles in December pre-empting reform negotiations caused a “crisis of confidence and trust”.
Unite rejects NHS pensions deal

5 Jan 2012

Trade union Unite has unanimously rejected the Government’s latest proposals for reform of the NHS pension scheme.
US set to tone down Fatca requirements

30 Jan 2012

US to rethink Fatca rules amid concerns over privacy laws.
Virgin Money announces executive team

9 Jan 2012

Lender reveals executive team today.
Virgin Money to sponsor Newcastle United

4 Jan 2012

Virgin to assume shirt sponsorship from Northern rock for remainder of season and following two seasons.
Walker Crips Structured Investments - Dual Index Plan (Kick-Out) Issue 10

9 Jan 2012
Walker Crips Structured Investments - FTSE 100 Income Plan Issue Three

9 Jan 2012
Webb "reflecting" on future of Nest restrictions

23 Jan 2012

Pensions minister Steve Webb tells MPs unexpected provider competition invites “reflection” on role of restraints.
Webb: Small firms will not need auto-enrolment advice

25 Jan 2012

Pensions minister Steve Webb says availability of simple products means small firms should not pay for advice unnecessarily.
Wheatley: Bank advisers must do better

25 Jan 2012

FCA chief executive Martin Wheatley says there has been too much bad advice in the past.
Which? research finds wide variations in advice fees

14 Jan 2012

Which? says research shows that advisers charge a “huge variation” of charges for services.
Who's afraid of the big bad firms?

5 Jan 2012

As Europe still reels from the after shocks of the banking crisis, politicians of all colours are looking to redefine capitalism.
Windsor Life rebrands as ReAssure

10 Jan 2012

Provider says the new name “reflects how different our business is now, how we have changed and our plans for the future”.
Woolwich relaunching B2L 75% LTV direct deals

18 Jan 2012

Woolwich is relaunching its 75% LTV buy-to-let deals tomorrow, through its direct only channel.
Woolwich’s B2L system crashes

4 Jan 2012

Lender advises intermediaries to hold off submitting cases for next couple of days.
Yorkshire BS extends B2L across England and Wales

20 Jan 2012

Lender launched buy-to-let offering in August, in London and South East only.
Zurich Bank International - Zurich Equity Linked Growth Account 8

12 Jan 2012

Money MarketingOnline - January 2012

Money Marketing
Online - January 2012