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RDR
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) will be the biggest winner following the retail distribution review (RDR), according to a survey of 280 advisory firms.
02 July 2012
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Your profession
Chancellor George Osborne has called the manipulation of LIBOR rates by Barclays traders "a shocking indictment" of the greed of the financial sector.
28 June 2012
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Technology
Guardian Wealth Management has revealed plans to offer a low-cost, remote independent advice proposition to clients, delivered via Skype and other online tools.
28 June 2012
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Your profession
A third of IFA firms could be left without PI cover, should the new Financial Services Bill fail to include a long-stop, according to figures from the Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA).
28 June 2012
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Regulation
Industry trade bodies have criticised proposed changes to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) sourcebook.
27 June 2012
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Pensions
A 74-year-old IFA has put his retirement plans on hold to contest a £250,000 mis-selling case levelled by a claims management company (CMC) - relating to advice given almost a quarter of a century ago.
26 June 2012
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RDR
The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has launched its final guide to determine whether member firms will meet the criteria of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).
25 June 2012
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