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Total income at Brewin Dolphin for the final three months of 2012 fell by 5% on the quarter as trail income fell ahead of RDR implementation.
31 January 2013
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Regulation
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has confirmed that Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and RBS will start the full review of their sales of interest rate hedging products (IRHPs) to small businesses after a series of failings were uncovered.
31 January 2013
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Income
The annuity market will come under investigation by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) later today when a major review is announced.
31 January 2013
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Equity release
Over a fifth of retirees are taking out equity release loans to clear outstanding mortgages, according to research by Key Retirement Solutions.
30 January 2013
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Equity release
Retirement advice firm Age Partnership is set to launch an equity release lending arm later this year.
30 January 2013
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TCF
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) wants the power to ban individuals while it is still investigating them for alleged wrongdoing.
30 January 2013
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Economics / Markets
The US economy shrunk in the final quarter of 2012, raising fresh questions about the strength of its economic recovery.
30 January 2013
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Pensions
IFAs believe those with pension pots of less than £65,000 are unlikely to pay upfront for advice, according to research by Axa.
30 January 2013
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Investment
Former tax boss Andrew Meeson set up the allegedly "fictitious" Moya pension schemes at the behest of convicted fraudster Thomas Scragg, a court heard yesterday.
30 January 2013
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