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Hargreaves Lansdown delivers record £72m profits

IFAonline | 09 Feb 2012 | 07:40

Investment manager Hargreaves Lansdown today said it delivered record underlying profits of £72m in the second half of last year.

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Bank poised to pump £50bn into economy

The Bank of England is expected to pump another £50bn of quantitative easing into the UK economy today, in a bid to tackle the latest downturn.

IFAonline | 09 Feb 2012 | 08:10
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Advisers face extra FSCS bill for £13m CfD failure

Advisers are expected to have to pay part of a FSCS compensation bill for the alleged mismanagement of high risk Contract for Difference (CfD) investments which could total £13m.

IFAonline | 08 Feb 2012 | 14:50

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Thinktank moots £10k govt loan scheme for childcare

Parents should be able to borrow money from the government to cover childcare costs, in a similar way to student loans, a thinktank has suggested.

IFAonline | 09 Feb 2012 | 07:40
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Developing simple protection products will be 'quite challenging'

The protection industry may have to change the way it works if it is to maximise the potential of the simple products initiative, the project’s leader has said.

Cover | 08 Feb 2012 | 16:57
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US Treasury updates FATCA rules to ease burden

The US Treasury today issued updated proposals designed to fight offshore tax evasion.

IFAonline | 08 Feb 2012 | 15:15
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HMRC extends higher-rate tax avoidance crackdown

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is set to launch another campaign aimed at catching higher-rate tax avoiders.

IFAonline | 08 Feb 2012 | 14:50
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Trustees banned after firm used pension scheme as income

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has banned three pension scheme trustees for life after uncovering “serious and persistent” breaches of investment regulations and legislation.

IFAonline | 08 Feb 2012 | 13:00
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InterGlobal sponsors Air Ambulance Alliance

InterGlobal is to sponsor the International Air Ambulance Alliance (IAAA), a network committed to raising the professional standards of fixed-wing air ambulance providers.

Cover | 08 Feb 2012 | 12:51
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Report on Social Care failing in technicalities says Partnership

The Health Committee report on Social Care is making recommendations having failed to understand the technicalities behind the Dilnot Report, Partnership has said.

Cover | 08 Feb 2012 | 12:51
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RP Poll: Do we need a nationalised annuity brokerage service?

In this week's Retirement Planner quick fire poll we ask: NAPF has proposed the government create a nationalised annuity brokerage system to ensure retirees use the OMO. Do you think government intervention would be a good thing?

Retirement Planner | 08 Feb 2012 | 12:01
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Spurs boss Redknapp cleared of tax evasion charges

Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp and his co-defendant Milan Mandaric have been found not guilty of attempting to cheat HMRC in the conclusion of their tax evasion trial.

IFAonline | 08 Feb 2012 | 11:55
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RBS pays out £500k after mis-selling annuity to dying man

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been ordered by the Isle of Man regulator to pay compensation to the family of a man following a mis-selling investigation.

IFAonline | 08 Feb 2012 | 11:00

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