Money Marketing
15 December 2011
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Bank rate could stay at 0.5% to 2014
15 December 2011
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Threadneedle's Podger replaces Korhonen at Fidelity
15 December 2011
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£3.5M fine for Transact on client cash calculations
15 December 2011
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Advisers slam Standard and Friends direct dealing moves
15 Dec 2011
Advisers have attacked Standard Life and Friends Life over claims they are attempting to tempt clients into ditching their IFA and dealing with them directly.
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Aifa: Why we think FSCS has serious questions to answer
14 Dec 2011
Aifa has concerns over the FSCS legal action on Keydata.
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Arch cru fund falls mean IFAs set to pay out more
15 December 2011
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Ascentric calls for new joint action on cash rebate ban
21 Dec 2011
Ascentric is calling for platform providers to submit a third joint response to the FSA outlining their opposition to a cash rebate ban.
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BDO warning that transaction tax could be forced on all states
15 December 2011
BDO has warned that the EC could force the financial transaction tax on all member states, including the UK, by changing it from a tax to a charge.
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Big firms seek cut in accruals on DB move
15 Dec 2011
Move is designed to tackle higher National Insurance Contributions paid by employers and employees if contracting out for DB schemes is abolished.
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Bowles: UK looks like a sulky child
15 Dec 2011
Sharon Bowles has furiously attacked the Government’s approach to last week’s European negotiations.
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Brian Tora's Investment View
15 December 2011
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Brokers' fears at repo rise
16 Dec 2011
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Cameron veto could harm UK financial services influence
15 Dec 2011
Experts warn David Cameron’s decision could reduce the UK’s influence on financial services in Europe.
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Chris Gilchrist: Beware new adviser service fads
19 Dec 2011
The concept of service has turned into the next hot thing, which means it is being overcooked.
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Cicutti: IFAs must take blame for trail troubles
16 Dec 2011
Nic Cicutti says the most vociferous defence of trail is coming from those who won’t lift a finger to earn it.
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Cornell joining FSA an analyst
15 December 2011
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Crackdown to stop Qrops bypassing UK tax rules
15 December 2011
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Dentons suspends scheme pension
15 December 2011
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Drake says new regulatory set-up will be more effective
15 Dec 2011
Financial Services Bill committee member Baroness Drake says the new regulatory structure is likely to deliver more effective regulation.
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Editor's comment of the week
15 December 2011
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Europe institutions clash over future of financial compensation schemes
16 Dec 2011
The European Council is at odds with other European institutions over the funding model and maximum guaranteed compensation levels of the investor compensation scheme directive.
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European quality kitemark for securitisation
16 Dec 2011
European securitisation bodies are launching a new kite-mark system for high-quality asset-backed securities in a bid to boost confidence.
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FSA admits RDR focus had role in RBS debacle
15 December 2011
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FSCS won't rule out IFAs paying claims of US MF Global clients
15 Dec 2011
IFAs may face MF Global claim levy under the FSCS.
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Fund managers issue warning over continued volatility
15 Dec 2011
Fund managers say the current volatility is likely to remain, with markets unimpressed by last week’s new European intergovernmental treaty.
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Hawksmoor targets reinsurance with global fund
15 December 2011
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HSBC looks at redress from before it bought LTC misseller
15 December 2011
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Intelliflo data fee request rejected
15 Dec 2011
Novia and AJ Bell have both rejected requests from Intelliflo to pay a percentage of client assets per year rather than an upfront fee to integrate client data.
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Is Beijing peaking?
15 December 2011
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It's a GAD world
15 December 2011
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Jisa, Jisa, baby
15 December 2011
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Lenders set to cut higher LTVs over euro crisis
16 Dec 2011
Brokers are warning that lenders could withdraw their higher-loan-to-value mortgages if the eurozone crisis worsens.
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Mattioli Woods moving into Qrops and Qnups
15 Dec 2011
Mattioli Woods plans to enter the Qrops and Qnups market with offerings in Malta.
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Money Marketing
22 Dec 2011
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MM Leader: Providers' direct tactics are misjudged
15 Dec 2011
As RDR approaches the FSA is expecting product providers to have a structure in place to deal with orphan clients.
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MM Profile: Karen Mccaffrey
15 December 2011
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Multi-manager View
15 December 2011
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Neptune bolsters financials holdings
16 Dec 2011
Firm introduces financials into its Euro opps fund and adds exposure to its global equity fund.
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OFT set to refer private healthcare market to Competition Commission
15 December 2011
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Out of context
15 December 2011
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Pensions roundup 2011: Webb wobbles over auto-enrolment
29 Dec 2011
Tom Selby reports on a chaotic years for pensions as the Government delays automatic enrolment for small firms.
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Platforms roundup 2011: Platform plans hit by FSA indecision
30 Dec 2011
Sam Macdonald says it was a year of frustration for platforms thwarted in their plans by an indecisive regulator.
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Polin: RDR will cast a light on poor performing firms
20 Dec 2011
Jonathan Polin says wealth managers can offer many leading IFAs a new home once the RDR is implemented.
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Politics roundup 2011: MPs turn up the heat on the FSA
28 Dec 2011
Steve Tolley says 2011 was the year the regulator saw Parliament bare its teeth.
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Premier sees long-term value in Euro equities
15 December 2011
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RDR offers chance to rebuild trust
15 December 2011
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Regulation roundup 2011: FSA struggles as RDR approaches
28 Dec 2011
The FSA has had to contend with a year of investment scandals as it tries to lay the foundations for the RDR.
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Rob Reid: What is the value of the independence tag?
19 Dec 2011
We need to rename execution-only as “no advice”.
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Small time
19 Dec 2011
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Stage fright
15 December 2011
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The missing Mig
16 Dec 2011
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Treasury wants views on gender pricing
15 December 2011
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Turner calls for new powers to penalise execs
15 December 2011
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VCTs split over new European threshold rules
16 Dec 2011
Treasury and the FSA say firms should make their own minds up.
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Werth to step down at Ageas
15 December 2011
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Who cares about care?
20 Dec 2011
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Wider FSA platform probe revealed Transact failings
15 Dec 2011
The FSA identified regulatory failings at Transact during a wider investigation into how the platform industry protects client money.
