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Bank expands QE by £50bn; Rates held

IFAonline | 09 Feb 2012 | 12:00

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has increased its quantitative easing programme by £50bn as it looks to shore up the UK’s ailing economy.

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News Corp says hacking scandal has cost it $200m - papers

IFAonline | 09 Feb 2012 | 11:35

Phone hacking at News International has cost Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation nearly $200m (£126m) to date, the company said last night, as it warned it could not predict the final bill.

TISA completes re-reg programme

IFAonline | 09 Feb 2012 | 11:30

The Tax Incentivised Savings Association (TISA) has completed the initial stages of its platform re-registration project, and a contract club will now have responsibility for delivering electronic transfers.

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From the Ed: Yet more proof that advice really is king

Professional Adviser | 02 Feb 2012 | 08:00

It’s not difficult to imagine what your typical retail fund investor might say if asked whether he or she believes they are being charged fairly (especially if you know this person reads the Sunday papers).

IMA: This 'trading costs' campaign is misguided, and here's why...

IFAonline | 27 Jan 2012 | 11:10

Here's a New Year puzzle for you. Fund A has annual charges of 1.5%, and in addition incurs annual trading costs in its portfolio of 0.2%. Fund B also has charges of 1.5% a year, but its trading costs are 0.4% a year. Which is better value for money?

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