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Martin Wheatley to undertake review of LIBOR process
- Tuesday, 31 July 2012
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Martin Wheatley, managing director of the Financial Services Authority, has been appointed to lead a review into the setting of LIBOR.
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Funding for Lending scheme open to banks for next 18 months
- Wednesday, 01 August 2012
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The Funding for Lending scheme is open for the next 18 months for banks and building societies to lend to consumers at cheaper rates.
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Monetary policy members meet to decide possible base rate cut
- Wednesday, 01 August 2012
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Members of the Monetary Policy Meeting are meeting today to decide on the next figures for quantitative easing and the base rate.
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Barclays teams up with AXA Elevate platform
- Wednesday, 01 August 2012
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Barclays is expanding its discretionary portfolio management (DPM) service to the AXA Wealth Elevate platform.
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RDR prompting more client segmentation by advisers
- Thursday, 02 August 2012
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RDR is prompting more Financial Planning firms to make the change to segmenting their clients, according to Defaqto.
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Bank of England decides latest base rate figures
- Thursday, 02 August 2012
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The Bank of England has announced it has held interest rates at 0.5 per cent and the size of the asset purchase programme at £375bn.
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Committee reveals recommendations for simple financial products
- Friday, 03 August 2012
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The independent steering group set up by the Treasury has made its initial recommendations as to how to develop 'simple financial products.'
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AXA Wealth doubles assets on Elevate platform
- Friday, 03 August 2012
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Assets on AXA Wealth's platform Elevate have almost doubled from £2.9bn to £4.3bn, according to the firm's half-year results.
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Increase in wealthy individuals seeking to move abroad
- Monday, 06 August 2012
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The number of wealthy individuals looking to leave the UK has significantly increased during the first half of 2012, according to deVere Group.
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UK economy to contract 0.5 per cent says leading think-tank
- Monday, 06 August 2012
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The UK economy will contract by 0.5 per cent this year but grow by 1.3 per cent in 2013, according to a leading economic think-tank.
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