The Treasury select committee is taking evidence looking at the responsiveness of the FSA to the needs of consumers and progress in relation to its Better Regulation Action Plan as part of its regular scrutiny of the regulator.
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PPI problem could be tip of iceberg
Having heard continuous reassurances from mortgage industry trade bodies that payment protection insurance is not a problem for mortgage intermediaries, I found it ironic that the first penalty handed out by the FSA in relation to this misselling scandal should be to exactly such a firm. Furthermore, who is to say that Regency Mortgage Corporation’s […]
‘Most IFAs should stick to mortgages and GI’
Prestbury chief says economics of being independent do not stack up for 70% of advisers
Aegon Scottish Equitable – Group Self-Invested Personal Pension Plan
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Mystery shocker
Advice: Compliance consultant Adam Samuel says the FSA’s mystery-shopping results underline the fundamental importance of asking the full range of questions for a fact-find and carefully considering the answers to fit the pieces together to make an accurate assessment of understanding clients’ attitudes to risk before giving investment advice
What do you understand by Factor Investing?
Nicolas Just, Head of Smart Beta at Seeyond, says the most important point to recognise about the Seeyond approach to investing is that it sees volatility as an asset class and, with its factor-plus products, it aims to build portfolios that will outperform an index over one year/achieve outperformance as frequently as it can.
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Adviser trade body calls on govt to save pension dashboard
Adviser trade body Pimfa has called on the government to go forward with the pensions dashboard as rumours swirl that ministers are considering abandoning the idea. Pimfa’s call comes after reports claim work and pensions secretary Esther McVey believes that the pensions dashboard would be a distraction to rolling out universal credit and so should […]
Spending, pensions and retirement: MAS in numbers
The Money Advice Service will soon be superseded by a new public financial guidance body, rolling it into Pension Wise and The Pensions Advisory Service. Money Marketing looks at some of the key stats for the organisation ahead of the transition.
Is a fund better off with a sole manager or a team?
The year so far has been full of manager and senior staff moves. Earlier this month, eight senior staff at Standard Life Aberdeen left to go to Aviva Investors, to join former Standard Life Investments equities head David Cumming. With moves like this in mind, is a management team or sole manager the better choice? […]
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