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Adviser / Broking
Research has shown advisers assess product attributes over any pricing consideration when advising on protection.
15 July 2011
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Economics / Markets
The Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has ramped up pressure on Congress to agree on its debt ceiling level, in light of rating agencies S&P's and Moody's threats to cut the US' AAA debt rating.
15 July 2011
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The Pensions Ombudsman's (PO) team of legal investigators has been understaffed by a third over the last year due to government restrictions on recruitment.
15 July 2011
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Underwriting
Aviva has reduced the turnaround time for life cover medical evidence assessments with all underwriting decisions now being made within 24 hours.
15 July 2011
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Your profession
Co-operative Financial Services (CFS) is exiting the financial advice arena, with the expected loss of 670 field-based advisory roles, it announced today.
15 July 2011
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A former Lloyds TSB adviser turned Labour MP has claimed IFAs and bank advisers are all focused on selling products rather than helping clients.
15 July 2011
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Offshore Investment
The latest UCITS sales figures from May 2011 are showing signs of a flight to quality as the sovereign debt crisis bites, but future reports may be more revealing on how investor reactions.
15 July 2011
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Wrap/platforms
Cautious Managed was the most popular IMA sector on FundsNetwork in June, with the Jupiter Merlin Income Portfolio fund the top-selling product.
15 July 2011
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Technology
A study assessing the strengths and weaknesses of a range of financial planning tools available to advisers has been published.
15 July 2011
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