Aegon chief executive Otto Thoresen has joined the ABI’s customer impact panel.
Wesleyan Assurance has become the latest company to join the scheme which represents almost 90 per cent of the UK life and savings industry.
Bradford & Bingley has confirmed that arrears levels have continued to rise in the first quarter.
Jim Slater, who is probably the most successful British investment guru, is an expert at spotting trends. He believes that investing in Brazil is the best way to profit from the ongoing strength in agricultural commodities, which he believes will be a highly profitable area.
Hornbuckle Mitchell managing director Neil Marsh died last week aged 47 after a two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer.
The FSA has banned Northern Ireland mortgage broker John Paul Keay for failing to have systems in place to prevent mortgage fraud.
Since last year’s reforms to pension legislation, a significant number of retirees have chosen income drawdown over purchasing an annuity. Income drawdown is more flexible than an annuity. However, it also increases the likelihood that individuals won’t be able to maintain their income throughout their lifetime. In this short video, we explain the risks that […]
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Claims management companies must be more specific on separate permissions and competency when they under the remit of the FCA, according to HM Treasury. Under rules proposed in the Treasury’s latest consultation paper, claims management companies will operate under six sectors – housing disrepair, industrial injuries disablement benefit, personal industry, financial products and services, criminal […]
Knowing what assets each operator will accept and with what conditions is becoming increasingly difficult The recent well-publicised events concerning Sipp operator asset acceptance have focused the mind of a number of advisers. We have been fielding enquiries about our own Sipp and the asset classes we as a Sipp operator would consider. But this […]
Investment trust sales may come under pressure due to new EU rules, experts have warned. The potential benefits of gearing on investment trusts risk being overlooked as new cost reporting rules make them look more expensive compared with open-ended funds. Traditionally, closed-ended funds have looked attractive based on lower costs compared with other structures, as […]