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This week’s news… condensed

IFAonline | 03 Feb 2012 | 13:30

The pick of this week's articles on IFAonline...

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FSA funding levy jumps 16%, but advisers will pay less

Advice firms will pay £38.4m towards funding the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in 2012/13, the regulator proposed today.

IFAonline | 02 Feb 2012 | 13:40
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Govt 'absolutely prepared' to cap pension charges

Pensions minister Steve Webb has said the government is "absolutely prepared" to cap private pension fund management charges if they hinder saving.

IFAonline | 23 Jan 2012 | 15:20

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QROPS: Warning rule change could increase costs 150%

Proposed legislation designed to prevent the abuse of qualifying recognised overseas pension schemes (QROPS) could increase providers’ costs by 150%, Fairbairns has warned.

IFAonline | 23 Jan 2012 | 11:15
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Miliband attacks pension charges and ‘rip-off’ banks

Labour leader Ed Miliband has launched a campaign to protect consumers from “predatory” practices by pension providers and banks.

IFAonline | 18 Jan 2012 | 10:30
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Advisers give cautious welcome to commission comparison tool

Advisers have given a cautious welcome to a new tool claiming to reveal and compare the amount of commission consumers are currently paying through their investments.

IFAonline | 18 Jan 2012 | 07:30
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FundsNetwork builds 'no advice' option to counter legacy confusion

Platform FundsNetwork is developing functionality to allow advisers to declare whether or not their post-RDR activities constitute “advice” in a bid to clear up ambiguities surrounding legacy commission.

IFAonline | 16 Jan 2012 | 14:30
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Which? condemns ‘huge variations’ in IFA fees

IFAs around the country are charging vastly different fees for the same work and should be forced to publish transparent fee menus, Which? has said.

IFAonline | 14 Jan 2012 | 10:12
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FOS proposes funding overhaul for 'mass complaint' firms

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is proposing a new funding system for those businesses which receive mass complaints.

IFAonline | 06 Jan 2012 | 10:30
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Providers unite to facilitate adviser charging

Five major providers have joined forces to agree a "shared" approach to facilitating adviser and consultancy charging.

IFAonline | 05 Jan 2012 | 11:45
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The many and varied ways to collect a client fee

With the end of commission in sight, Joanna Faith discovers the many and varied ways advisers can collect client fees.

Professional Adviser | 15 Dec 2011 | 08:00
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FSA: Banks must end ‘free banking’ myth

Banks must stop cross-subsidising products to claim some of them are free, a Financial Services Authority (FSA) director has said.

IFAonline | 25 Nov 2011 | 13:05
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IMA rejects claims pension fund managers ‘hide’ trading costs

The Investment Management Association (IMA) has denied pension fund managers are excessively trading assets and hiding the cost this presents to consumers.

IFAonline | 23 Nov 2011 | 10:04

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