Regulators given power to vary permissions ‘on initiative’
New regulators will be able to vary firms’ permissions on their own initiative by reference to their threshold condition codes.
New regulators will be able to vary firms’ permissions on their own initiative by reference to their threshold condition codes.

Financial Services Bill gives chancellor “limited statutory power” of direction over the Bank of England in a time of financial crisis.

New competition-focused objectives will give the Financial Conduct Authority a higher priority to resolve competition-related problems.

The European Central Bank (ECB) must function as a lender of last resort as austerity measures will fail, Carmignac Gestion’s Didier Saint-Georges ...
Mam Funds’ £224.4m CF Midas Balanced Growth fund manager Simon Callow has doubled his Europe weighting to 6 per cent.
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership duo Mark Harris and Simon Wood have said they are still waiting for a good entry point to buy equities.
Standard Life Investments’ (SLI’s) Bambos Hambi has said he is looking for an opportunity to boost his equity exposure in 2012.
Insight Investment multi-manager Steve Waddington has increased his weighting in actively managed funds.
China’s housing market is not heading towards total collapse, according to Carmignac Gestion’s Eric Le Coz.
Against a backdrop of tumultuous markets and a faltering economy, decisions over retirement saving and income options have come into focus.
Pension investors could be forgiven for breaking into a cold sweat and calling their advisers telling them to pull out of equities
FTAdviser looks at the powers and responsibilities of each of the new bodies that will be housed within the Bank of England.
Studies produced by Which? and Coredata simply obfuscate adviser charging challenges ahead of RDR.
Trade body says new FSA rules will help prevent unions going bust but emphasises that failure rate “isn’t that large” compared to other small ...
Alt - Long/Short Equity - Global
| Fund And Share Class | 1 Year |
|---|---|
| Gartmore SICAV Japan Absolute Return Y1 | 5.3% |
| MLIS CCI HlthC L/S Ucits USD D Acc | 4.8% |
| MLIS CCI HlthC L/S Ucits USD B Acc | 3.4% |
| MLIS CCI HlthC L/S Ucits GBP D Inc | 3.4% |
| MLIS CCI HlthC L/S Ucits GBP D Acc | 3.4% |
| Fund And Share Class | 1 Year |
|---|---|
| LTIF Alpha | -20.2% |
| LTIF Alpha II USD Acc | -20.2% |
| LTIF Alpha II CHF Acc | -20.2% |
| LTIF Alpha II GBP | -20.2% |
| LTIF Alpha II EUR Acc | -20.2% |
Performance to: 31/12/2011
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