News
Investment
The revelation of rogue trading at UBS follows a period of market volatility but that is nothing new, say risk managers.
16 September 2011
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Your profession
It has been another busy week in the world of financial services...
16 September 2011
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Regulation
The Treasury Select Committee has today published the terms of reference for its inquiry into the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and is calling for evidence on how the new regulator should be interacting with the industry and using its intervention...
16 September 2011
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ETFs
ETF providers have dismissed claims that the losses allegedly caused by an ETF trader demonstrate that the instruments are risky.
16 September 2011
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An influential Liberal Democrat think tank will propose increasing the scope of inheritance tax (IHT) at the party conference next week, saying it had "become almost voluntary".
16 September 2011
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Marketing
Legal & General has launched a free protection app for iPhones and iPads.
16 September 2011
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Wrap/platforms
Skandia has unveiled details of its unbundled pricing model which is set for launch in the second half of next year.
16 September 2011
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Wrap/platforms
The extent to which advisers will have to assess individual client suitability for platforms - and whether an off-platform solution may be preferable - has been underlined by the shock findings of a new study.
16 September 2011
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Advisers should consider recommending fixed protection to clients who have already started drawing their pension pot, SIPP provider Suffolk Life said.
16 September 2011
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