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FinancialAdviser ISSUE 26 June 2008 >> Features
Leading Story
Class in recession
Story by: Steve Jenkins, Financial Adviser
With the publication of the FSA's interim report, advisers and training institutions are getting ready for the raising of the qualifications bar
- Time published: 00:01
- Date published: 26.06.2008
- Published in: Advisers
Features
James Hay unveils Advisercentre offering
Interactive website offers technical support for advisers
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Most IFAs claim to be honest and have integrity but saying it and doing it are two different things
Anna Lawlor talks to Martin Andrews, a Kent-based IFA, and his database writer brother Simon Andrews about launching Swtiched-On Solutions, which it their venture to fill a gap in the IFA software market
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Investec updates with profit pack
Investec Asset Management issues with profit information resource for advisers
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Advertising
NCG launches insurance solution for IFAs
Lloyd's broker launches IntegriSure, an IFA-specific business insurance solution package
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Grace Consulting rolls out care card
Care card to assist in long term care planning, company claims
- Date published: 26.06.2008
IFA firms face 'tough fund-raising decisions'
The owners of IFA firms face some tough choices about the future of their businesses and knowing where to source fresh funds to carry those decisions through, warn Octopus Investments
- Date published: 26.06.2008
EU tax break set to be extended
R&D tax breaks could be extended to larger SMEs
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Families look to their fathers for advice
Fathers are the most trusted financial advisers within families, according Call Credit, with 36 per cent of 18 to 24 year olds admitting to seeking fatherly financial advice.
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Opportunity is another name for scandal
The gap concerning decent asset allocation tools needs to be filled
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Call-centre redress
Companies need to remember the customer is always right
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Why UK banks are finding themselves in a reporting conundrum
Regulation must offer benefits to the client
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Reeve keeps on going, even in hospital
Its working on the wards for Positive Solutions boss
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Who should bear the costs of with profit mis-selling?
The shareholders of proprietary with profits firms should bear the costs of mis-selling, other compensation and redress, according to the FSA's latest consultation paper
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Creative musings
An Open letter to the Rt Hon John McFall MP, chairman of the Treasury select committee, with regards to his remarks at FA Expo 2008
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Dipping into emerging markets
Increased interest in emerging markets is symptomatic of a wider shift in economic and political power
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Shopping around for the best fit
The open market option allows consumers to look around for the best deal on retirement options. However, may people are missing out and losing thousands
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Like leading a horse to water
Christopher Mellor, director of the Financial Management Group, balances his days by guiding his various clients through the many options of investing, in addition to playing a few sports
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Expanding the family
Merging two companies and transferring employees across is a delicate process that, if not handled properly, could cause the new staff to feel displaced and insecure as they are still bound by the terms of their original contract
- Date published: 26.06.2008
A woman's touch
Businesswomens' approach lead to better survival rates, according to Business Link London
- Date published: 26.06.2008
In the face of diversity
It is becoming impossible for advisers to predict where returns will come from next
- Date published: 26.06.2008
A question of rights
The FSA has unveiled changes to prevent market abuse during a rights issue
- Date published: 26.06.2008
Mystery Shopper: Somerset
The mystery shopper visits Somerset this week to find out about offshore investments
- Date published: 26.06.2008
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People need to act on their retirement plans now
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