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LIBOR recommendations to be implemented in Financial Services Bill
- Thursday, 18 October 2012
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The Government has agreed to amend the Financial Services Bill to reflect recommendations made in the Wheatley Review into LIBOR.
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Aviva unveils online CPD tool for Financial Planners post-RDR
- Wednesday, 17 October 2012
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Aviva has today announced the launch of a new online Continuing Professional Development (CPD) tool, designed to give Financial Planners access to relevant CPD in order to demonstrate their continuing competence post-RDR.
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Bank of England votes unanimously on policy decisions
- Wednesday, 17 October 2012
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The minutes of the last Monetary Policy Committee show that members voted unanimously on decisions about the base rate and the asset purchases.
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FPSB chairman Helmlich expects CFP professionals to top 150,000 this year
- Wednesday, 17 October 2012
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Steve Helmlich, the chairman of the global Financial Planning Standards Board, says the number of Certified Financial Planner professional around the world should top 150,000 this year.
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Two new appointments in Ascentric proposition team
- Wednesday, 17 October 2012
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Independent wrap platform Ascentric has announced the appointments of Philip Gilder and Jason Owen to its propositions team.
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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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