Standard Life Investments head of mutual funds Alan Burton is set to become the next Autif chairman.
Burton is currently the only nominee for the position and is set to be voted in at the annual general meeting in London on May 9.
Current chairman and Zurich Scudder Investments deputy chairman Alan Ainsworth is stepping down after two years in the position.
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HSBC to extend free will service
HSBC will continue its offer of a free will-writing service for its life insurance, income protection and critical-illness policyholders until the end of September.The offer was launched last April but the bank says it has proved very popular.Around 250 wills are being drawn up each week under the service and the average age of customers […]
Rates of change
We are living in the age of the mortgage wars. Media coverage of the mortgage business has come out of the ghetto of the business pages on to the front pages of the nation's tabloids.Cheltenham & Gloucester and Alliance & Leicester are the latest lenders to join the ranks of the rate cutters since battle […]
Assured Life helps out the uninsureable
TD Waterhouse has entered the market for structured products with the introduction of its protected investment plan (Pip). This guaranteed equity bond is linked to the FTSE 100 index over a term of five-years and one month through a Guernsey-based investment company that is listed on the Irish stock exchange. Investors in the Pip will […]
Fidelity stretches its Isa lead
Fidelity looks set to retain its Isa season sales title convincingly as this year's likely winners and losers are revealed in a new IFA poll.The Keydata survey, which polled 4,000 IFAs, reveals ABN Amro as the unexpected second-placed provider following strong performance from Nigel Thomas's UK growth fund and the launch of a UK select […]
Neptune video: a bull case for US equities?
Watch Felix Wintle, head of US equities at Neptune, discuss why he believes US equities are in a structural bull market and the key factors that can drive the S&P 500 higher.
In the video, Wintle addresses the following:
• The US market and why — despite equities rising from 2009 — he believes the structural bull market only started in 2013
• Key economic and corporate factors that can drive the S&P 500 higher
• Investment themes and sectors offering exposure to the domestic recovery
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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 […]