The Bank of England has maintained the base rate at 0.5 per cent and kept the size of the asset purchase programme at £325bn.
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MFP Wealth Management appoints new marketing director
- Thursday, 05 April 2012
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MFP Wealth Management has appointed Kathy Roe as marketing director for the firm.
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Shane Mullins' advice for David Norton entries
- Thursday, 05 April 2012
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Shane Mullins, managing director of Fiscal Engineers, has given advice to companies considering entering the David Norton award.
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FSCS issues further £38.8m levy for Arch Cru victims
- Thursday, 05 April 2012
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The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has forecast it will need a further £38.3m to cover victims of CF Arch Cru.
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Isa deadline draws near for investors
- Thursday, 05 April 2012
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Today is the final day for investors to make the most of their ISA allowance and marks the end of the 2011/12 tax year.
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IFP's David Norton 'Building Excellence' award open for applications
- Wednesday, 04 April 2012
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Applications are now being accepted for the Institute of Financial Planning’s prestigious David Norton Award.
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RDR to drive use of model portfolios and risk rated funds say advisers
- Wednesday, 04 April 2012
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The majority of advisers are looking to increase their use of model portfolios and risk-rated funds as a result of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), according to research from Skandia Investment Group*.
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AXA announces sale of Bluefin Corporate Consulting
- Wednesday, 04 April 2012
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AXA has announced today an agreement to sell Bluefin's employee benefits consulting business, Bluefin Corporate Consulting ("BCC"), to Capita plc for a cash consideration of £50 million on a "cash-free, debt-free basis."
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Perspective acquires Surrey wealth management firm
- Tuesday, 03 April 2012
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Perspective Financial Group, the national financial advisory group, has today announced its second acquisition of 2012 with the purchase of advisory practice, Financial Connection.
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Panel calls for FSA to protect vulnerable "mortgage prisoners"
- Tuesday, 03 April 2012
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The Financial Services Consumer Panel has called for the FSA to address speedily the detriment and potential harm being faced by 'mortgage prisoners' - people trapped in an existing mortgage, perhaps due to a high loan-to-value, negative equity, inability to exit a fixed term deal or by the severe contraction in the interest-only market.
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