Katrina Lloyd

FSA successor to protect 'irrational' investors

IFAonline | 25 Jan 2012 | 08:20

Investors cannot be counted on to make rational choices so regulators need to "step into their footprints" and limit or ban the sale of potentially harmful products, the head of the UK's new consumer protection watchdog said.

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Invesco launches global financials fund for Causer and Read

Invesco Perpetual is launching a Global Financial Capital fund, managed by co-heads of fixed income Paul Causer and Paul Read alongside CIO Nick Mustoe, to tap into long term structural reform of the financials sector.

IFAonline | 20 Jan 2012 | 07:00
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S&P downgrades EU bailout fund

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has downgraded the EU bailout fund to AA+ from AAA.

IFAonline | 17 Jan 2012 | 07:45

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UK economy grew 0.1% in Q4 - NIESR

The British economy just managed to achieve growth in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR).

IFAonline | 13 Jan 2012 | 08:15
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Shareholders to be given powers to limit CEO pay

Prime minister David Cameron has promised shareholders a binding vote on executive pay to try curbing excessive salaries.

IFAonline | 09 Jan 2012 | 07:45
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FSA admits 'flawed' supervision of RBS

Royal Bank of Scotland(RBS) nearly collapsed in 2008 because of poor management, inadequate regulation and a flawed supervisory system, a Financial Services Authority report published today has said.

IFAonline | 12 Dec 2011 | 07:57
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UK isolated from new Europe treaty; Cameron vs Sarkozy on City rules

Prime minister David Cameron has caused the EU to fracture after refusing to sign up to a new treaty over concerns about financial services regulation.

IFAonline | 09 Dec 2011 | 07:50
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Osborne sets Budget Day 2012 for 21 March

Chancellor George Osborne has announced the 2012 Budget will be held on Wednesday 21 March.

IFAonline | 07 Dec 2011 | 15:00
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Fund managers attack bankers' pay

Leading fund managers, including L&G and Jupiter, have stepped up their attack against huge pay rises at the UK's biggest banks.

IFAonline | 06 Dec 2011 | 07:40
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Lloyds in £4.9bn bond swap offer

Lloyds Banking Group has offered to exchange £4.9bn of its outstanding bonds in order to raise new capital.

IFAonline | 02 Dec 2011 | 08:05
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Osborne: UK safe haven status saves £21.5bn

Chancellor George Osborne is expected to claim today he has saved the taxpayer £21.5bn in debt interest payments.

IFAonline | 29 Nov 2011 | 08:21
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S&P downgrades Belgium credit rating

S&P has downgraded Belgium's credit rating by one notch, to AA from AA+, expressing concerns about funding and market pressures.

IFAonline | 28 Nov 2011 | 10:03
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Revealed: Winners of the Investment Trust Awards 2011

The winners of the Investment Week Investment Trust Awards 2011 were announced at a glittering ceremony in London last night.

IFAonline | 24 Nov 2011 | 07:50

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