08 Dec 8% Drop in Adviser Numbers as RDR Draws Nearer
Research commissioned by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has revealed that there are now 8% fewer registered individuals today than there were during the same point in 2010....
01 Dec AXA Places Bluefin Up For Sale
AXA have announced that they have put Bluefin Advisory Services (BAS) up for sale. The sale will include their wealth management division....
01 Dec IFA Network Tenet Launch New Charging Structure
The IFA network Tenet have announced that they are set to restructure their charging structure in conjunction with launching a restricted advice proposition in the first half of 2011. The claim that the moves should make the company a more attractive proposition to larger members....
01 Dec Deloitte RDR Partner Claims RDR Will Drive Down Investment Costs
The retail distribution review will apparently drive down the cost of investment by as many as 50 basis points according to Andrew Power, who is the lead RDR partner at Deloitte....
24 Nov FSA Quiz Life Insurance Bosses on Rebate Ban
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) have increased the pressure being placed on the pricing models of life insurance companies after the regulator began questioning platform bosses on whether or not their platform fund manager rebate ban should be extended to the life insurance industry....
24 Nov FSA Warn Against UCIS Myths
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) have announced that the myths being spread around by providers unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS) are completely without merit and advisers will not need to sell the UCIS product to be RDR compliant, despite what the providers are claiming....
24 Nov TISA Report Fails to Allay FSA Fears over DIFs
The Tax Incentivised Savings Association (Tisa) have failed in their effort to calm the fears expressed by the FSA over the use of distributor-influenced funds (DIFs) by IFAs, despite a report being commissioned that apparently demonstrates the funds can be employed in a way that...
22 Nov Expansion of financial services advisory board
Financial Services Advisory Board (FiSAB) was recently added with several new members. Comprar Dostinex Online Philip Grant, from Lloyds Banking Group, JP Morgan's Ian Macmillan, Mark Little at Barclays Wealth, Espirito Santo investment banker Angus Macpherson, Barry Muir from State Street, Standard Life's David...
22 Nov Healthcare and infrastructure focus of Siemens Financial Services
According to reports, sectors like healthcare, infrastructure, energy and industry will be the focus of Siemens Financial Services, which started its Indian operations in May this year. An initial investment of $50 million from its parent company, Siemens AG has been utilized in setting up of...
18 Nov Financial services president named by H&R Block
Susan Ehrlich, a JPMorgan Chase executive, has been named for the newly created post as president of financial services by the H&R Block Inc. cheap Antibiotics online The announcement says that from next week Ehrlich, will oversee strategy for H&R Block Bank, Block’s Emerald...