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FCA: Intermediaries must better manage conflicts of interest
- Tuesday, 27 May 2014
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Inherent conflicts of interest within insurance intermediary firms are not being properly managed, a review by the Financial Conduct Authority has found.
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Unit-linked guarantee market 'to treble' after Budget reforms
- Tuesday, 27 May 2014
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Pension reforms in the Budget will lead to the unit-linked guarantee market nearly trebling to £4 billion a year by the end of 2015, MetLife has predicted.
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IFP's Cath organises It's a Knockout-style charity fun day
- Friday, 23 May 2014
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IFP staff and IFP members will become inflatable sumo wrestlers and more when they take part in a charity day on Bank Holiday Monday 26 May.
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Average Paraplanner earns £30k-£35k a year
- Friday, 23 May 2014
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A survey of Paraplanner remuneration carried out by the IFP for the annual IFP Paraplanner Conference has found that one in three Paraplanners earns between £30,000 and £30,499 per annum.
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Men expect twice the income of women in retirement
- Friday, 23 May 2014
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Men anticipate annual retirement income of £47,000, twice the £24,000 women hope to see, according to a new study which underlines the disparity between men and women when it comes to pensions.
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Boomers' top money regret: "failing to save for retirement earlier"
- Friday, 23 May 2014
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Research has found that almost one in five (18%) of those aged 55 or over say that failing to save for their retirement early enough has been their biggest financial regret.
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FCA's Poyntz-Wright confirms delay to capital adequacy review
- Friday, 23 May 2014
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There is likely to be a further delay to the Sipps capital adequacy consultation, the annual conference of AMPS - the providers' association - heard this week.
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RSMR launches SRI and multi-asset investment ratings
- Friday, 23 May 2014
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Fund researcher Rayner Spencer Mills Research (RSMR) has launched two rating services - one for multi asset fund ranges and one for socially responsible investment (SRI) funds.
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FCA fines Barclays Bank £26m over gold trading failures
- Friday, 23 May 2014
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The Financial Conduct Authority has fined Barclays Bank £26,033,500 for failing to adequately manage conflicts of interest between itself and its customers as well as systems and controls failings, in relation to the Gold Fixing.
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Firms failing to record mobile phone calls, report reveals
- Wednesday, 21 May 2014
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UK financial services firms are struggling to comply with FCA requirements to record relevant mobile phone conversations, according to a report from analyst Ovum.
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