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The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) will apply to become an accredited body under the FSA's new professionalism regime.
21 January 2011
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Your profession
Alan Johnson has resigned as shadow Chancellor citing "personal reasons" and will be replaced by shadow home secretary Ed Balls.
20 January 2011
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Your profession
Firms in the FSCS's investment intermediation sub-class are likely to have to pay an interim levy of £93m in just 30 days, to cover the cost of claims against investment firms including Keydata.
20 January 2011
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International
The international private medical insurance (IPMI) market will see growth in 2011 but with consolidation and increasing demand for add on products and benefits, ALC Health has predicted.
20 January 2011
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Income Protection
Wiltshire Friendly Society has contracted Medicals Direct to provide a big T tele interviewing service for its income protection business.
20 January 2011
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Investment
Lifemark must find $11m from its dwindling coffers to repay with interest a £1.5m loan from Norwich & Peterborough (N&P) and $7.5m from CarVal, as both companies back out of providing longer-term funding.
20 January 2011
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Your profession
The FSA says advisers no longer have to spend a minimum of one hour on structured CPD activities - it will permit 30 minutes instead.
20 January 2011
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Your profession
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has hit RBS with a fine for £28.59m for breaching anti-competition rules by disclosing its pricing information to rival Barclays.
20 January 2011
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Regulation
The FSA has assembled a small team to process warning ‘alerts' from firms about their individual advisers as it pushes ahead with its data and supervision plans.
20 January 2011
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RDR
The FSA's refusal to extend the timetable for meeting its professionalism rules, published today, hands a competitive advantage to large firms and banks, says Harriett Baldwin MP.
20 January 2011
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