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Regulator says FCA will ban products for up to 12 months
- Wednesday, 17 October 2012
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David Geale, head of investment policy at the FSA, told a global gathering of Financial Planners in Wales today that the new Financial Conduct Authority would be more interventionist and ban products where consumers were at risk.
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Global Financial Planning body selects Horner as Chairperson-Elect
- Wednesday, 17 October 2012
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Former IFP President Barry Horner CFP has been named as the 2013 Chairperson-Elect of the global Financial Planning Standards Board.
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UK pension funds risk a 30-year wait for gilts
- Tuesday, 16 October 2012
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On current trends it will be around 2040 before UK private-sector defined benefit (DB) pension schemes can fully de-risk unless they consider alternative strategies, according to global professional services company Towers Watson.
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George Kinder hopes to double number of Life Planners in UK
- Tuesday, 16 October 2012
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George Kinder, the US founder of the global Life Planning movement, believes the RDR will be the catalyst for more advisers making the step to Life Planning.
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Hornbuckle Mitchell urges Sipp firms to be more transparent on reserves
- Tuesday, 16 October 2012
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Hornbuckle Mitchell is calling on Sipp providers to be more transparent with their capital adequacy reserves as advisers focus on the financial stability of their chosen product providers.
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UK inflation drops from 2.5% in August to 2.2% in September
- Tuesday, 16 October 2012
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The Office for National Statistics said today that the UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in September 2012, down from 2.5 per cent in August.
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FSA MD Martin Wheatley sets out the 'Journey to the FCA'
- Tuesday, 16 October 2012
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The Financial Services Authority has published the Journey to the FCA, a paper that sets out how the UK's new financial conduct regulator will operate. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will start work next year with a remit to make financial markets work well so consumers get a fair deal.
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Ben Yearsley leaves Hargreaves Lansdown for Charles Stanley
- Monday, 15 October 2012
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Charles Stanley has hired Ben Yearsley, formerly of Hargreaves Lansdown, as head of investment research.
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Book soon for discounted IFP Scottish Conference tickets
- Monday, 15 October 2012
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Financial Planners are being urged to book soon for discounted tickets if they wish to attend the Institute of Financial Planning Scottish Conference.
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Ascentric polls finds advisers supportive of CIPs
- Monday, 15 October 2012
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Wrap platform Ascentric, a sponsor of the Institute of Financial Planning, has found strong support from advisers for centralised investment propositions.
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