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
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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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HSBC faces legal action from 400 investors over film tax scheme
Law firm Edwin Coe has commenced litigation on behalf of 400 investors against HSBC over its role in facilitating the operation of the Disney film financing investment scheme known as Eclipse. Money Marketing first reported that affected investors including celebrities and football managers were eyeing up a landmark legal challenge 18 months ago. The legal […]
Lucy Brown: Protection providers need to go further on cancer contracts
Earlier this month, World Cancer Day raised awareness of the disease that continues to affect so many of us. There are few people who will not know someone who has been affected by cancer in some way. Cancer affects people of all ages and health types; it does not discriminate and those affected can often […]
Adrian Boulding: Drawdown investment pathways deserve another look
As part of its retirement outcomes review, the FCA has been looking at non-advised income drawdown policies; specifically, the fact too many people are leaving their savings in cash regardless of how long they intend to keep the money there for. The regulator wants customers to set out their plans for the five years ahead. […]
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