Friends Provident has been voted service provider of the year at threesixty’s product provider awards in London.
The provider won the most votes in a survey of threesixty’s client base of 350 IFA firms.
Training provider of the year was awarded to Just Retirement, which won the most votes based on a survey of IFA attendeeds at threesixty’s Key Issues Seminars, which were staged throughout the country last year.
Assureweb was named IT provider of the year.
Scottish Equitable is extending its post A-day pension range with the launch of a group Sipp from July 24.The group Sipp is an extension of its group personal pension plan, allowing clients to choose the self-investment function as and when appropriate. Although Scot Eq believes group Sipp will become more mainstream it says the majority […]
Clerical Medical has been accused of going against the principles of treating customers fairly after promoting a product as “excellent for bond switching”. Broker consultants from Clerical Medical have been emailing adviser firms promoting its investment bond with the line “Up to 8 per cent commission or 108.75 per cent allocation – excellent for bond […]
Barclays Structured Products
Protected FTSE Plan – Issue K5
Back in 1994, having trawled the City for openings in investment management, I found myself having a pre-finals interview with Tim Cockerill at Whitechurch Securities. From the glamour of the Square Mile, with a degree in financial services from the aptly named University of WOE (West of England), I started work as an investment analyst […]
By Simon Fletcher
As a chief executive officer of a business in the financial services sector, I have been dealing with the introduction of auto-enrolment for our clients for some time, but I can also speak from an employer’s point of view, having to go through the process ourselves.
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It is likely the increased regulatory scrutiny on fund managers’ value could filter down to advice firms in the future In my last article, I considered the influence a non-executive director could have in challenging an advice firm’s business model in light of the pension transfer issues. Now, in its asset management market study final […]
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The new chief executive of the single financial guidance body can expect a salary of £175,000 a year, according to a job advert posted online. The advert, posted on the Cabinet Office website says applications will close in mid-May with final interviews held in early July. The date for announcing the successful candidate has not […]
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