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Tech review: What ClientsFirst is doing for advisers

Professional Adviser | 02 Feb 2012 | 08:00

Mark Loosmore of IRESS finds out how marketing firm ClientsFirst is helping advisers prepare their businesses for the new regulatory environment through the use of PR, email and newsletter campaigns.

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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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Legacy commission ban: Concern over fund switches

Banning trail commission on fund switches – as the FSA hinted it may do – goes against the spirit of treating customers fairly, advisers say.

Professional Adviser | 19 Jan 2012 | 08:00

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What to expect from the FSA's small firms review

It's a call some advisers might be dreading and, for many firms, it could compound the challenges they already face in 2012.

IFAonline | 11 Jan 2012 | 11:18
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Complaints force Standard Life to review client letters

Standard Life (SL) will review the wording of letters sent directly to investors after advisers complained they were incentivizing clients to drop IFAs.

IFAonline | 06 Jan 2012 | 14:00
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ABI urges FOS to keep decisions secret

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has urged the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) to avoid publishing all of its decisions.

IFAonline | 16 Dec 2011 | 10:46
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Natwest admits forging customer signature

Natwest has admitted forging a customer’s signature on a terms and conditions form for one of its personal loans.

IFAonline | 12 Dec 2011 | 10:05
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Rogue debt management firm owes £600K

Collapsed private debt management firm DebtDr owes £600,000 to its clients, a BBC investigation has revealed.

IFAonline | 29 Nov 2011 | 08:40
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Another stripe for our business: Why all Bluefin advisers must be ISO 22222

Bluefin Wealth Management’s Patrick Murphy explains why the firm requires all its financial planners to achieve the ISO 22222 standard.

Professional Adviser | 17 Nov 2011 | 08:00
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From the Editor: Spotted a churner? Mum’s the word

The FSA wants whistleblowers to come forward – it even has a hotline – but is reluctant to act on the information it receives.

Professional Adviser | 17 Nov 2011 | 00:00
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IFAs trash protection providers for failing existing customers

IFAs have claimed providers of individual protection products consistently fail to meet their expectations in dealing with existing business, Defaqto said.

Cover | 15 Nov 2011 | 13:33
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FSA provider probe reveals poor SIPP practices

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has revealed the poor practices it found during a review of SIPP providers.

IFAonline | 02 Nov 2011 | 11:00
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LTC furore sparked after BBC probes trust business

A row has broken out over the use of trusts to avoid long term care (LTC) fees after a BBC investigation.

IFAonline | 27 Oct 2011 | 13:00

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