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RDR is “train crash waiting to happen”

Posted on: 08 Oct 2012 by James Farmer

Carl Lamb, director at Almary Green, says: “As the RDR approaches we are seeing different terms of business arriving o...

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Cats Have More Fun

Posted on: 28 Sep 2012 by James Farmer

IFA Centre’s Gillian Cardy indulges in a spot of blatant species-ism:   I do not like cats.  They seek attention or ...

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This week’s thought-provokers for investors:

Posted on: 28 Sep 2012 by James Farmer

Stocks decreased during the week due to profit taking, resulting in slightly lower index levels whereas German and US bo...

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“Bonkers” ideas from the Lib Dems

Posted on: 24 Sep 2012 by James Farmer

This idea of using parents’ pension funds to guarantee loans to children is generating considerable interest at the mo...

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This week’s thought-provokers for investors

Posted on: 21 Sep 2012 by James Farmer

  Equity markets have consolidated this week. Italy and the emerging markets have faced some profit taking. The spr...

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Your weekly markets update from Octopus

Posted on: 21 Sep 2012 by James Farmer

We did warn that the improvement in sentiment prompted by the European Central Bank (ECB) and US Federal Reserve stimulu...

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How peer funding can help you survive the Retail Distribution Review

Posted on: 20 Sep 2012 by James Farmer

Sophie Coles, Director of Business Development, Squirrl.com, looks at whether peer funding could be a solution for IFAs ...

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Heroes and Villains

Posted on: 14 Sep 2012 by James Farmer

The latest round of quantitative easing has cheered everyone up, says Michael Wilson. Well, almost everyone…   Aa...

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Your weekly markets update from Octopus

Posted on: 14 Sep 2012 by James Farmer

We noted at the end of August that global investment markets were pinning their hopes on bold actions from central banke...

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84 per cent year-on-year increase in the sale of investment-backed annuities

Posted on: 13 Sep 2012 by James Farmer

Vince Smith-Hughes, head of business development at Prudential, comments :   “This 84 per cent year-on-year i...

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