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FinancialAdviser ISSUE 31 July 2008 >> Features
Leading Story
"At a certain point with economics you realise you have not got a clue"
Story by: Maike Currie, Financial Adviser
Jonathan Asante, lead portfolio manager of First Street Investment's global emerging markets team, explains why his personal background is an advantage when it comes to the sector and why emerging markets are not on the verge of another bubble
- Time published: 00:01
- Date published: 31.07.2008
- Published in: Investments
Features
Ritchie: Pensions guru bows out
The financial services industry pays tribute to Stewart Ritchie who retires after a distinguished career
- Date published: 31.07.2008
Ritchie: ‘He has helped shape policy’
Otto Thoresen pays tribute to Stewart Ritchie, director of pensions policy for Aegon UK, who has announced his retirement
- Date published: 31.07.2008
Ritchie: ‘He always voiced his opinion’
Andy Tully pays tribute to Stewart Ritchie, director of pensions policy for Aegon UK, who has announced his retirement
- Date published: 31.07.2008
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The information commissioner has called for greater powers to implement the Data Protection Act
- Date published: 31.07.2008
SMEs are ‘exploited’
FSB reveal smaller firms are exploited by larger companies
- Date published: 31.07.2008
Cameron warns on SME exodus
Rising taxes are forcing small businesses to consider relocating outside the UK, the Forum of Private Businesses has warned.
- Date published: 31.07.2008
Adviser gets behind online paraplanning report tool
WestPoint Financial Consultant’s MD claims Paraplanning Online is the right tool at the right time for firm
- Date published: 31.07.2008
Coming up short
Plans to protect depositors must also consider the need for financial stability
- Date published: 31.07.2008
Bouncing back
Although offshore bonds have had some tough times in the last few years they are now continuing to grow
- Date published: 31.07.2008
Confidence hits low
UK business confidence has plummeted to a 16-year low reflecting the deepening impact of the credit crunch and rising food and energy prices, according to the latest report from accountants and business advisers BDO Stoy Hayward.
- Date published: 31.07.2008
Ritchie: 'Entertaining, he added value'
Joanne Segars pays tribute to Stewart Ritchie, director of pensions policy for Aegon UK, who has announced his retirement
- Date published: 31.07.2008
Ritchie: 'Long may he make his presence felt'
Tom Ross pays tribute to Stewart Ritchie, director of pensions policy for Aegon UK, who has announced his retirement
- Date published: 31.07.2008
Why mutuals may ride out the storm
Just like consumers, lenders must learn to tighten their belts and hold onto some of the more traditional values of prudence and thrift
- Date published: 31.07.2008
Miracles can happen every day
In these tough times small firms should not be leaving things to fate or chance or simply waiting for the bigger picture to improve. Rather by following some tried and tested business practices firms can improve their situation themselves
- Date published: 31.07.2008
The future begins here
The ifs School of Finance has proudly announced that it has had hundreds of queries about its latest qualification.
- Date published: 31.07.2008
A question of perspective
When it comes to the economy things are not as bad as they might seem. Well, maybe they could be worse. It seems there are two main trains of thought dominating headlines. The first being the usual credit crunch doom and gloom and the second being propagated by individuals who say that things really are not as dire as the statistics show.
- Date published: 31.07.2008
Getting used to life back in the office
Andy Reynolds, senior practice executive for LighthouseTemple in Plymouth, has just returned to working in an office after becoming too distracted by his two-year-old daughter at home. He begins his week by mapping out what meetings he has coming up, including visiting a retired couple and a referral meeting with a retired police officer
- Date published: 31.07.2008
Asset managers should be wise on being green
Increasing pressure for green credentials will create a significant cost for UK business unless organisations get their asset registers in order.
- Date published: 31.07.2008
Ritchie: ‘We can all learn from Ritchie’
Adrian Boulding pays tribute to Stewart Ritchie, director of pensions policy for Aegon UK, who has announced his retirement
- Date published: 31.07.2008
Property value talks
A forum on property valuation and risk management is to be held by the Financial Services Forum.
- Date published: 31.07.2008
Mystery Shopper: Cheshire
The mystery shopper visits Cheshire this week, to find out about buy-to-let mortgages.
- Date published: 31.07.2008
Ending the drip is problematic
The suspension of a pension, to cover for an employee's losses to a company, is not a simple decision to take
- Date published: 31.07.2008
An Equitable solution?
Policyholders looking for compensation on the heels of the Parliamentary ombudsman's findings into Equitable Life may be sadly disappointed
- Date published: 31.07.2008
Too much to bear
The current situation echoes the 1990 market plunge but what happened then is no guide to how things will develop
- Date published: 31.07.2008
SMEs paint a bleak picture of times ahead
The UK is at serious risk of recession in the next few months, according to a survey of 5000 small businesses by the British Chambers of Commerce.
- Date published: 31.07.2008
IFAs offered eq release web aid
A website has been launched to support advisers who want to gain a better understanding of the equity release market.
- Date published: 31.07.2008
Ending the addiction to commission
Stiff penalties are needed to end the bonus culture
- Date published: 31.07.2008
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