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Investors view the whole of the financial services industry through the prism of banks' behaviour, meaning trade bodies must do more to talk up the good the profession does, according to ex-Morningstar OBSR managing director Richard Romer-Lee.
02 December 2013
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Wrap/platforms
Hargreaves Lansdown could be set to charge lower-end clients around 70bps when it publishes its new clean fee structure, expected this week.
02 December 2013
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2 min read
Regulation
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will have to undergo an independent skilled person review of its lending practices following allegations that it put some good and viable businesses into default so it could boost profits.
29 November 2013
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2 min read
Your profession
Retiring armed forces personnel should be seen as a ripe hunting ground for new advisers, according to Lighthouse chief executive Malcolm Streatfield.
29 November 2013
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RDR
Consumers priced out of full advice may yet be able to seek the expertise of an adviser via a chargeable "dip in, dip out" information-only model, according to Cofunds distribution director Andy Coleman.
29 November 2013
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Your profession
Nine independent financial advisers were among the 35 businesses to pick up a Gold Standard Award 2013.
28 November 2013
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Regulation
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) needs to ensure people who have been shut out of the advice space can't return and "make a monkey" out of the system, the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) chairman has said.
28 November 2013
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