News
Regulation
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is been urged to consider charging a case fee before the complaint has been resolved and closed, as part of a drive for better efficiency.
12 January 2012
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Group
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) should consider healthcare trusts as the most transparent form of corporate private medical insurance (PMI), specialists have said.
12 January 2012
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Income Protection
The government has suffered a significant setback in its welfare reform agenda after the House of Lords defeated three of the coalition's main proposals.
12 January 2012
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Investment
Warren Buffett's retail favourite Tesco has seen its shares plunge 14.2% following a profit warning today.
12 January 2012
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Offshore Investment
Sterling's recent gain against the euro provides a window of opportunity for international clients looking to buy property in eurozone countries.
12 January 2012
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Offshore Investment
RBC Wealth Management is boosting specialist business services with the appointment of Michelle Wright, who will take on responsibility for US clients requiring wealth management in London.
12 January 2012
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Your profession
With the average age of EIS investors falling, are more people finally waking up to the products' tax benefits?
12 January 2012
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RDR
BDO director of risk and regulation Alex Ellerton wonders whether the FSA wants trail commission to cease on a fund switch.
12 January 2012
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Your profession
Martin Tilley of Dentons Pensions Management looks at whether clients meeting the minimum income requirement should automatically apply for flexible drawdown.
12 January 2012
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Your profession
Some words commonly used in financial services have become synonymous with wrongdoing but, in most cases, describe fair and, often, essential practices.
12 January 2012
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