News
Bonds
Italian authorities have arrested eight individuals believed to have been involved in hiding trillions of dollars of fake US bonds.
19 February 2012
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Tax Planning
Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls has called for a series of tax cuts in next month's Budget which he says are needed to boost the UK economy.
19 February 2012
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Income
People need to take ownership of financial planning as the average retirement age increases, says an AXA Wealth spokesman.
17 February 2012
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Estate planning
The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) has drafted a model clause for wills in response to government plans to reduce inheritance tax for charity donors.
17 February 2012
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Service
A financial adviser has been fined £335,204 by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) after he deliberately retained insurance premium payments meant for the providers of the policies.
17 February 2012
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Regulation
Victims of a boiler room scam are set to share £64,000 in redress after the Financial Services Authority (FSA) obtained a court order against a firm involved in the fraud.
17 February 2012
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Income Protection
The government could force people judged too sick or disabled to be employed to do unlimited unpaid work or risk losing their benefits.
17 February 2012
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RDR
Retaining independent status post-RDR will not be as onerous for large firms or networks as some in the industry believe, but will be an 'insurmountable challenge' for sole traders, acccording to the managing director of the Sense network.
17 February 2012
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Investment
Wealth firm Rowan Dartington has launched four model portfolios underpinned by a risk monitoring process which puts security risk centre-stage.
17 February 2012
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Regulation
Merchant Capital (MCL), subsidiary of Merchant House Group, has appointed Reyker Securities to provide custodial and administrative services to its structured products division.
17 February 2012
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