News
Investment
UK equities, emerging markets, global equities and income funds are the top four asset classes IFAs expect to be recommending to clients this year.
17 March 2010
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Structured Products
The FSA has warned of the "potentially catastrophic nature" of structured product counterparty risk to investors.
17 March 2010
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Investment
Prudential has launched its five actively-managed risk-rated multi-asset vehicles on Cofunds and Fidelity FundsNetwork.
17 March 2010
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Mortgages
Mortgage advisers predict a bumper Q2 as sentiment is buoyed by rising house prices, new lending and improving consumer confidence, research suggests.
17 March 2010
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Your profession
The rate of unemployment has fallen again and now stands at 7.8%, according to the ONS.
17 March 2010
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Economics / Markets
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to hold its quantitative easing programme and maintain interest rates at their historical low, its minutes reveal.
17 March 2010
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It is impossible to say how long the 2% charge on National Employment Savings Trust contributions will last for, the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority says.
17 March 2010
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Individual
Word of mouth is most effective in securing new Private Medical Insurance (PMI) business for IFAs, according to National Friendly.
17 March 2010
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Your profession
The FSA says it will spend almost £350m on staff costs in the coming financial year after confirming it is hiring an extra 460 individuals to deliver its "intensive" supervisory approach.
17 March 2010
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