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Regulation
An online petition calling for Hector Sants' nomination for a knighthood to be withdrawn has received more than 1,300 signatures.
04 January 2013
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Your profession
Most people would consider a £1m windfall to be sufficient to give up work for good, research suggests.
04 January 2013
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Investment
Retirees are becoming more economically active with one in three (39%) over-55s continuing to receive a wage, according to Aviva.
04 January 2013
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Long Term Care
Most over 40s have not made plans for elderly care costs as they expect to financially support their adult children, according to research.
03 January 2013
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Equity release
The Equity Release Council is supporting proposals for a means-tested winter fuel allowance to boost long-term care funding.
03 January 2013
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Investment
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will not legislate on ‘micro pot' refunds, despite industry warnings that pension schemes will be forced to administer thousands of tiny pots.
03 January 2013
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Long Term Care
Winter fuel benefit should be means tested to meet the long-term care ‘time bomb', according to a Liberal Democrat MP.
03 January 2013
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Fixed Income
Benchmark ten-year gilt yields have moved back above 2% for the first time since last May as the equity rally is mirrored by a sell-off in core government bonds.
03 January 2013
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RDR
The Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) has changed its certified financial planner (CFP) certification process by adding a written examination to the existing case study component.
03 January 2013
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