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It's our quick-fire round-up of the stangest retirement and pensions news this week...
15 June 2011
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Economics / Markets
Shares in major UK banks have plunged following reports Chancellor George Osborne will force lenders to ring fence their retail arms.
15 June 2011
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Mortgages
Former chartered surveyor Ian McGarry, jailed yesterday for seven years for his part in a £50m mortgage fraud, is to appeal the sentence, which his solicitor branded as "manifestly excessive".
15 June 2011
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Equity Release
Partnership has launched an equity release product offering better rates for those suffering from conditions such as diabetes or cancer.
15 June 2011
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Mortgages
The FSA has been urged by the Council of the Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA) to investigate lenders for failing to advise borrowers they must obtain their own housing survey.
15 June 2011
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Regulation
The FSA has raised concerns over the implementation of key European directives including MiFID and the proposed regime for packaged retail investment products (PRIPs).
15 June 2011
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Regulation
Graeme Ashley-Fenn, head of the authorisations division at the FSA, has left the regulator for personal reasons.
15 June 2011
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Your profession
John McFarlane, previously CEO of Australian banking giant ANZ, is being lined up to replace Lord Sharman of Redlynch as chairman of Aviva in June next year.
15 June 2011
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Your profession
LighthouseCarrwood, a subsidiary of Lighthouse Group which provides financial planning services to professional practices, has been appointed by Dains Chartered Accountants to provide independent advice to its clients.
15 June 2011
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