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Regulation
The FSA's chairman, Lord Turner, has warned bankers radical changes in regulation are essential in order to avoid future crises.
30 June 2009
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Offshore Investment
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) says it has frozen $100m of assets in London, connected with Sir Allen Stanford's suspected $7bn fraud.
30 June 2009
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Employers are saving up to £4.53bn a year in pension contributions as millions of employees withdraw from final salary schemes, MGM Advantage research reveals.
30 June 2009
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Industry
House prices in the UK rose by 1.1% between the first and second quarter of this year, according to new statistics.
30 June 2009
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Your profession
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) says it has frozen $100m of assets in London in connection with Sir Allen Stanford's suspected $7bn fraud.
30 June 2009
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Your profession
Chief financial ombudsman, Walter Merricks, has announced hill be step down, after ten years with the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).
30 June 2009
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With Profits
A majority of with-profits investors are unhappy with the performance of their fund, and more than one million say they will not invest in with-profits again, according to Managing Partners Limited (MPL).
30 June 2009
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Your profession
Acquirers of adviser firms favour those which have at least 30% of their revenue coming from recurring business, a J.P.Morgan report suggests.
29 June 2009
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Your profession
Firms wishing to obtain Corporate Chartered status will need to meet broader and stricter criteria after the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) toughened its eligibility rules.
29 June 2009
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Industry
Net lending increased by just £0.6bn in May compared to an April increase of £1.1bn, figures from the Bank of England show.
29 June 2009
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