News
Economics / Markets
Disappointing US jobless data coupled with meltdown fears in Greece and Portugal as well as poor figures from Shell, hammered share prices in London today.
04 February 2010
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Economics / Markets
The European Central Bank (ECB) kept its main interest rate on hold at a record low of 1% for the ninth month running today, in line with expectation.
04 February 2010
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Your profession
The RDR and fresh capital requirements are proof of today's culture of over-regulation, or so some say. Yet Peter Lawrence, an IT expert of 30 years, is diving head-first into the industry by launching an IFA...
04 February 2010
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Business
Health insurer Groupama is giving brokers the ability to select the level of commission they earn on all SME business placed with the company.
04 February 2010
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Your profession
A series of 27 workshops entitled 'Fire & Ice' and tackling the issues of inflation and deflation has been launched by Fidelity FundsNetwork.
04 February 2010
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Offshore Investment
Demand for UK IFAs to work as wealth managers in offshore locations like Dubai and Singapore is booming, according to WMrecruit. com - International Wealth Management Recruitment.
04 February 2010
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With Profits
Banks will take over from IFAs as the major point of sale for with-profits investments in the future, according to Aviva.
04 February 2010
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Cautious Managed
The Newton Cautious Managed fund will waive its initial charge until the end of May, following a move to the IMA Cautious Managed sector under new manager Simon Nichols.
04 February 2010
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Investment
CrossBorder Capital is launching an ETF-based UCITS III version of its Pulsar Alpha fund.
04 February 2010
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Economics / Markets
The Bank of England has kept interest rates at 0.5% and frozen its quantitative easing programme.
04 February 2010
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