While celeb spotting over lunch in a Soho restaurant with an MM reporter, Bristol & West PR Debbie Stavely got very excited when she recognised a well-known media man.
When B&W head of marketing Dom Toller pointed to a small, slightly balding man leaving the restaurant with an exclamation of: “Oh, look who it is…,” Stavely cried: “It's thingy O'Donnell from Financial Adviser.”
Toller shattered Stavely's illusions of having spotted a famous editor by telling her it was Ian Hislop of Private Eye and Have I Got News For You. The Diary wonders whether Hislop has been earning extra cash editing a downmarket trade magazine.
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Gartmore adds volantis to AlphaGen range
Gartmore has added a seventh hedge fund to its AlphaGen range.The AlphaGen volantis fund uses a long and short equity approach to UK smaller companies. It is managed jointly by Rob Giles and Gervais Williams. Giles has 15 years investment management experience, including seven years at Singer & Friedlander. He joined Gartmore in April this […]
Scottish Mutual – Commercial Property Plan
Thursday, 17 October 2002 Type: Investment trust Aim: Income or growth by investing in commercial property Minimum investment: Lump sum £7,000 Maximum investment: £500,000 Investment split: 100% in commercial property Types of shares: Ordinary Isa link: Yes Pep transfers: Yes Redemption date: January 15, 2013 Charges: Implicit Special offer: Initial share price 99.5p a share […]
A workable solution
Most people in the pension industry would, I think, agree that the role of the employer is crucial to private-sector pensions in the UK. Making it easier for employers to offer and operate pension arrangements for their employees was certainly high on the Pickering review's agenda.The difficulty in considering the role of the employer, as […]
A painful process?
The Mortgage Code Compliance Board's December 31 deadline to qualify as a mortgage adviser is a matter of weeks away but it is estimated that half of all mortgage advisers are yet to obtain the necessary approved professional mortgage qualification.By the end of this year, any adviser providing mortgage advice and recommendation must have completed […]
Are low interest rates a concern to you and your corporate clients?
Catriona McInally, business development manager, explores how your corporate clients can manage their cash deposits and maximise returns without compromising security and liquidity. Read more
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Tom Kean: Pensions dashboard has always been destined for disaster
The pensions dashboard: now there is a good idea, surely? Well, actually no, it is not. To be fair, it sounds like a good idea – a one stop shop where you can see all your various pensions in one place, neat and tidy, lovely and shiny. But there are some problems – quite a […]
Blog: Young, female advisers have every chance of success
When I first started flicking through career guides and thinking about what path to take, I wanted to make sure my job gave me flexibility, the ability to travel and the opportunity to meet people. After researching it, I realised a career in financial planning could tick all these boxes and, so far, my experience […]
FCA criticises mortgage administrators’ ‘inflexible’ complaints handling
The FCA has published the findings of its review into how non-deposit taking mortgage lenders and mortgage third-party administrators handle complaints, concluding that some approaches are “inflexible”. The regulator wanted to see if the processes involved in handling complaints posed a risk to customers, and, in some areas, found room for improvement. While the FCA […]