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Life companies now just 'admin machines', says E&Y's Kerr

IFAonline | 17 May 2012 | 13:10 | Individual Protection

A number of large insurers face being killed off by the onset of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) as they are "running out of proposition", a director at Ernst & Young has said.

Apple's Magic Mouse uses the same multi-touch technology found on the iPhone

MoJ to meet adviser over claims manager concerns

IFAonline | 17 May 2012 | 13:00 | Regulation

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is meeting an IFA to hear his concerns over claims management companies (CMC) after he said they were unfairly targeting adviser firms.

IFS develops 'SPS' for non-regulated advisers

IFAonline | 17 May 2012 | 10:56 | RDR

The Institute of Financial Services has launched a Certificate of Professional Achievement (CPA) aimed at people in supervisory, training, planning or support functions who want to demonstrate their professionalism and commitment to financial services.

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FOR SALE

Nicola Brittain

Five tips for IFAs looking to sell their business

REFERRALS

Matt Anderson

Matt Anderson, author of Fearless Referrals, on how to be a top 'referral getter'

GOODBYE FSA

IFAonline

The big names who left the FSA

LOSSES

Nick Paler

Ten of the greatest losses ever

Audio & Video

Interactive Financial Adviser: US Equities

IFAonline | 11 May 2012 | 10:20 | US

Aviva Spotlight on Retirement

IFAonline | 08 May 2012 | 11:01 | Retirement Income | screening image

Interactive Financial Adviser: US Equities

IFAonline | 24 Feb 2012 | 13:58 | Equities

Interactive Financial Adviser: Multi Asset

IFAonline | 17 Feb 2012 | 15:06 | Investment

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Apple shares rocket as profits smash Wall St forecasts

Apple has seen its quarterly profit almost double, rocketing past analysts’ forecasts and allaying fears of limited future sales of the iPhone.

IFA beats 35,000 others to win fantasy fund manager comp

An adviser has won £20,000 after topping the J.P. Morgan Telegraph Fantasy Fund Manager competition.

UK Platform Awards 2012 details announced

Details for the 2012 UK Platform Awards have been released.

'Sloppy' will writers to face legal services regulation

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has released proposals which it says will deliver greater protection to consumers that are writing wills by ensuring everyone providing services in this area is regulated.

Former Iceland PM guilty of financial crisis negligence

Former Icelandic Prime Minister Geir Haarde has been found guilty of one of four charges of negligence relating to the collapse of the country’s banks during the 2008 financial crisis.

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Blogs

Restrictive practices

There is no right or wrong answer to whether to be independent or restricted, writes David White, head of FundsNetwork.

A more professional industry

North Investment Partners' Rebecca North examines whether RDR will lead to the financial advice industry being given the tag of 'profession'...

From the Ed: Sell or stay? The water cooler conversation

It is both my and this magazine’s reporters’ job to talk to our readers, to learn about the issues affecting their businesses and to write about them.

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Highlights from Professional Adviser

Investment: Why it’s time for an asset allocation rethink

Head of multi-asset investments at Rathbones David Coombs explains why it may be time to nudge your clients back into risk assets...

What will be the best performing asset class this year?

Three investment managers give their views...

Events

Square Up in the City 2012

23 May 2012 - 23 May 2012

London, UK

International Fund & Product Awards 2012

14 Jun 2012 - 14 Jun 2012

London, UK

British Mortgage Awards 2012

03 Jul 2012 - 03 Jul 2012

London, UK

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PPR Structured Product Awards 2011

View all the winners here

This year we have 14 awards designed to mark out the very best products in a highly competitive and innovative market. This includes three new awards for 2011 to reflect the developments in this rapidly growing market: Best Dual/Multi-Index Product, Best Structured (Oeic) Fund and Best Structured Product Provider.

IFAonline

Facebook joins US elite after $104bn IPO

Facebook became one of the 25 largest companies in the US overnight after pricing its initial public offering (IPO) at $38.

Restrictive practices

There is no right or wrong answer to whether to be independent or restricted, writes David White, head of FundsNetwork.

Star letter of the week - 18th May 2012

Each week we pick the best online comments and letters to the editor on the big stories of the week to give you a flavour of what the industry is really thinking.

Scottish Widows: Protection sales drop year on year

Research from Scottish Widows shows fewer people are buying protection even though they know savings are insufficient to cope in the event of lost income.

Physically-backed ETFs: a matter of risk

If buying a physically-backed ETF sounds like a safer alternative to synthetic products, it might be time to reconsider that belief as Helen Fowler discovers in the first of a series looking at some of the issues raised by regulators’ comments on ETFs

The case for income drawdown

Billy Mackay highlights the benefits of income drawdown.

OPENWORK: Financial Advisor – Financial Services

18 May 2012

ADVANCE SEARCH & SELECTION: Regional Administration Manager

18 May 2012

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