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Advisers begin to embrace social media as key business resources
- Tuesday, 13 December 2011
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LinkedIn and some other networking sites will become key business resources in a post RDR world, with advisers needing to understand them in the same detail that they understand their back office technology, says adviser support website IFA Life.
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SWIP launches European High Yield Bond Fund to bolster range
- Tuesday, 13 December 2011
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Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) has launched a new European High Yield Bond fund. The fund adds to SWIP's European High Yield offering and reaffirms the company's plans to grow its fixed income business.
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Pension Regulator confirms extra time on auto-enrolment for small firms
- Tuesday, 13 December 2011
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The Pension Regulator has confirmed a recent government announcement offering more flexibility on the "staging dates" for auto enrolment.
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Sanlam Private Wealth acquires London Asset Management
- Tuesday, 13 December 2011
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Sanlam Private Wealth (SPW), a Financial Planning firm, with offices in North Wales, Bristol, Wiltshire and London, has acquired the client bank of wealth manager, London Asset Management, for an undisclosed sum.
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Pensioners relying on savings income hit by high inflation
- Tuesday, 13 December 2011
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As the latest inflation figures show a small drop today, Defaqto says that pensions who rely in part of their savings have been hardest hit by the low base rate.
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UK philanthropists donate £1.3bn in £1m-plus gifts, says Coutts
- Monday, 12 December 2011
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Some £1.3bn was given away in 174 separate donations worth £1m+ during the 2009/10 financial year, according to the latest report from Coutts.
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FSA admits it failed in supervision of RBS
- Monday, 12 December 2011
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The Financial Services Authority has admitted ‘flaws’ in its own supervisory approach played a part in the failure of Royal Bank of Scotland and provided insufficient challenge to the firm.
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Poor management and a flawed FSA led to RBS failure
- Monday, 12 December 2011
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Poor management decisions by the Royal Bank of Scotland were cited as the reason for the bank’s collapse.
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SimplyBiz launches gap-filling sessions in 2012
- Monday, 12 December 2011
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Compliance and business support provider SimplyBiz will be holding a series of gap-filling seminars in 2012.
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@FPM_Online reaches 100 Twitter followers
- Friday, 09 December 2011
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The new Financial Planner Online Twitter feed @FPM_Online has reached triple figures and now has 100 followers.
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