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More than 9,000 dead British expats continued to receive their state pension last year, it has been revealed.
10 February 2011
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Your profession
Advisory firms must wrest back control of their clients' assets from fund houses and insurance companies or risk "perpetuating the crime" of devaluing the distribution chain, Succession CEO Simon Chamberlain says.
10 February 2011
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Your profession
The Bank of England's (BoE) decision today to hold interest rates at 0.5% for the 23rd straight month represents yet another missed opportunity to combat rising inflation, experts say.
10 February 2011
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Income Protection
Cancer sufferers awaiting chemotherapy and those between courses will now be treated the same as patients already receiving treatment when claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
10 February 2011
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Your profession
The Bank of England has held interest rates at 0.5% and kept its quantitative easing programme at £200bn.
10 February 2011
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PMI
The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII) has branded the proposed 57% increase in 2011's Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) levy as "unfair, excessive and totally inappropriate."
10 February 2011
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Individual Protection
Women are increasing their earning power but less likely than men to have financial protection should they suddenly be unable to work, according to new research.
10 February 2011
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Your profession
Stewart Ford, the former Keydata director whose firm's collapse drove the FSCS interim levy to the highest on record, has denied responsibility for the £326m fee and claimed advisers are a scapegoat for the FSA's mistakes.
10 February 2011
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Wrap/platforms
Sales of Global Growth funds on Cofunds hit a record high in January as advisers turn to equities for income at the expense of bond funds.
10 February 2011
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Your profession
Merchant Securities has acquired wealth management firm GT Independent Financial Advisers Limited for £2m.
10 February 2011
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