Chancellor Gordon Brown has moved to counter Bank of England Governor Mervyn King's warning of increased falls in the housing market. In an interview with GMTV Brown underlined the importance of keeping stability in the housing market and the wider economy. The interview followed a speech used by the Chancellor's chief economic adviser to Ed Balls to play down the prospect of falls in the housing market. Political pundits see a crash in the housing market as one of the biggest threats to another term in office for Labour.
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MLP launches training centre for graduates
MLP Private Finance plc, part of MLP Group is launching an IFA training academy on July 19 aiming to get more graduates into the sector. In addition, MLP Private Finance has introduced an enhanced Continuous Professional Development programme in which all staff throughout the UK will participate. MLP managing director Frank Mesterharm says: “There is […]
Premier Diva sings popular theme
PREMIER FUND MANAGERS Premier Diva Growth Plan - Limited Editions 19 Type: Capital-protected fund of hedge funds Aim: Growth linked to the performance of the Barclays Global Investors Diversified Alpha Fund 1 Minimum investment: £25,000 Investment split: 100% linked to the performance of the Barclays Global Investors Diversified Alpha Fund 1 Term: Five years Return: […]
Cash deposit account at 1 per cent above the base rate
The Government has announced the charge caps for its cash deposit accounts. The rate of interest payable has been set at 1 per cent within the base rate. This is a reduction from the currnet 2 per cent margin for cash ISAs.
Medicinal purposes
The experience of other countries where healthcare is delivered via a mix of public and private systems is that not only do patients enjoy better outcomes and have more choice but the systems are also fair for all. We support a fair and comprehensive healthcare system for everyone. We agree that money alone, whether from […]
Leading Edge June – Investment panel debate
RLAM’s asset class specialists discuss some of the findings from the panel session at our recent Investment Conference. By Rob Williams, Head of Distribution Welcome to the latest edition of Leading Edge. It has been an eventful six months since the last e-zine. The European Central Bank announced ongoing stimulus measures, while the immigration crisis in Europe threw the […]
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Five minutes with…Helm Godfrey’s Danby Bloch
Ahead of his appearance at Money Marketing’s flagship conference, Money Marketing Interactive, this April, Helm Godfrey chairman Danby Bloch looks at getting graduates into advice and making adviser the ‘go-to gurus’ of finance What should we be doing to get more new advisers into the profession? There’s no quick fix, but there are lots of […]
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Mark Polson: Consensus on CIPs could be just about to crumble
The way centralised investment propositions run today is far from perfect. So where do we go from here? There should be a name for the rule of thumb that says, just as the retail financial services industry reaches some consensus that something should be done a certain way, it all starts falling apart. In fact, […]
What advisers can learn from new banking regulation
A look at the important take-aways from the senior manager regime’s previous implementation for those beginning their own preparations The forthcoming extension of the Senior Managers & Certification Regime represents the next major regulatory change that gets to the heart of a firm’s culture, governance and operational considerations. SM&CR implementation will not be a one-time […]