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Think-tank says Ombudsman should replace FCA’s role
- Monday, 23 July 2012
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The FSA's replacement - the Financial Conduct Authority - should be scrapped and the Financial Ombudsman Service given the role of consumer protector, says a leading economic think-tank.
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Assets under management to fall in safe haven sectors, says Ernst & Young
- Monday, 23 July 2012
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Assets under management in traditional 'safe havens' such as bonds and money markets are likely to fall as the economy recovers, according to the Ernst & Young ITEM Club.
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Treasury to clamp down on tax advisers promoting avoidance schemes
- Monday, 23 July 2012
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The Government is proposing to crack down on tax advisers who promote aggressive tax avoidance schemes.
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IFP members progressing well with gap-fill requirements
- Friday, 20 July 2012
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Almost 70 per cent of Institute of Financial Planning members have completed their gap-filling requirements, according to the IFP.
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Government needs to work with Financial Planners to encourage saving
- Friday, 20 July 2012
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The chief executive of international financial advice firm deVere Group believes that the Government must work closer with the financial advice industry to revive the UK's savings culture.
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More than two thirds of adults fear working past 65
- Friday, 20 July 2012
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More than two thirds of adults fear being forced to work past 65 because they cannot afford to retire, according to Zurich.
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Fast-track gap fill sessions available from the IFP
- Thursday, 19 July 2012
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The Institute of Financial Planning is offering two-day fast-track gap-fill events for Financial Planners for activities not covered by CFPCM and Fellowship certification.
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Advisers intending to remain in the industry to see in RDR changes
- Thursday, 19 July 2012
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Just 3.4 per cent of advisers say they will be leaving the industry by the end of the year, according to Aviva, a new sponsor of the Institute of Financial Planning.
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Financial Services Bill needs to ensure firms act professionally and ethically
- Thursday, 19 July 2012
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A 'defective culture' in financial services organisations is to blame for misselling and should be amended in the Financial Services Bill, according to Financial Services Consumer Panel.
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KPMG to return £54m to MF Global customers
- Thursday, 19 July 2012
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KPMG, special administrators of MF Global UK, won approval in the High Court yesterday for the first distribution plan to return £54m in client assets.
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