Jamie Bore (on the left of the blurry snapshot here) of IFG’s accounts department obviously knows how to get the most for his money. He is just back from completing the Sucata run, a race from London to Lisbon in a vehicle costing no more than £250 to assemble.
Jamie completed the 1,741-mile trip in three days and even managed to exchange his souped-up pride and joy for a taxi ride back to the airport. The event raised £12,500 for charity.View more on these topicsNews
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MitonOptimal seeks more healthy returns than cash
MitonOptimal’s CF global portfolio has bought in to the Axa Framlington health fund as it aims to reduce its 33 per cent weighting in cash. Fund managers Sam Liddle and Martin Gray are still wary of market sentiment but they have started buying in areas that are likely to be less sensitive to an economic […]
Home and away
Property UK investors are increasingly looking overseas for property investments and the emergence of UK Reits will give them the benefits of a tax-advantaged wrapper and global diversification, says Alliance & Leicester head of intermediary mortgages Mehrdad Yousefi
‘Don’t be dazzled by transfer inducements’, Faculty of Actuaries tells DB savers
The UK Actuarial Profession is urging people in defined benefit schemes not to be dazzled by inducements designed to make them transfer out of schemes and to seek independent advice.
Creating opportunity out of change
By Denise Wond, marketing manager The buy-to-let market has recently been the subject of a raft of tax changes, all of which make it a less profitable and less appealing proposition for investors. In response, we’ve seen a dip in demand for BTL mortgages and that’s bad news for many advisers who will now be looking […]
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Almary Green eyes merger with Norwich IFA
Almary Green, the advice firm led by industry veteran Carl Lamb, is in sale talks with Smith and Pinching Financial Services, Money Marketing understands. One source tells Money Marketing Almary Green staff have visited the Smith and Pinching offices, and that there have been discussions around a merged firm being floated on AIM. The Norwich-based […]
Lions, bees, bulls and bears: The Wells Street Journal
A weekly account of the curious goings-on in the world of financial services Locked out While WSJ correspondents were kept very busy at Money Marketing Interactive in Harrogate last week, there was still plenty of time spent in the bar with industry friends. So came about the story of Aegon director of new business, Martin […]
FCA eyes 40 firms in adviser recruitment and training probe
The FCA is analysing information from 40 firms about their adviser recruitment processes and what quality checks are in place on the advice they give. Earlier this year, Money Marketing revealed that the FCA sent letters to a sample of firms asking about training, competence and hiring records for staff. A Freedom of Information Act request […]