News
Insurer
With less than a year before the ECJ ruling on gender discrimination comes into effect, there is still confusion as to how insurers should respond, according to specialists.
22 February 2012
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Wrap/platforms
Barclays Stockbrokers has partnered with Fidelity FundsNetwork to launch an enhanced version of its platform.
22 February 2012
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Regulation
Which? has urged banks to streamline their payment protection insurance (PPI) claim process or risk exposing customers to claims management companies, after just a quarter of the promised amount of redress was paid out in 2011.
22 February 2012
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Regulation
Jim Reeve, chief executive of Aegon-owned national IFA Positive Solutions, has left the business to pursue alternative opportunities in financial services.
22 February 2012
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Individual Protection
The most unnecessarily underinsured group in the UK is the HIV community, according to specialist advisers Unusual Risks.
22 February 2012
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Your profession
An MP has demanded the government creates a nationalised low-cost annuity provider to protect pensioners from poor retirement products.
22 February 2012
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Regulation
The government has once again rejected a call to arrange an independent inquiry into the collapse of the Arch Cru funds.
22 February 2012
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RDR
Industry figures have raised concerns over Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs' (HMRC's) stance on adviser charging on annuity business.
22 February 2012
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Tax Planning
Conservative MPs have threatened to strike down the Budget if the government does not reconsider child benefit reform.
22 February 2012
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Economics / Markets
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) was divided over its quantitative easing (QE) programme earlier this month, with two members calling for the asset purchase programme to be increased by £75bn.
22 February 2012
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