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A third of IFAs making a loss – Plimsoll published on 28 March 2011
<p><small> <!-- link --> <a href=http://www.ifaonline.co.uk/>ifaonline</a> <!-- end-link --> </small></p> <p><!-- subheading --> <!-- end-subheading --> <!-- summary --> A third of IFA firms are making an "unsustainable" loss because they are reluctant to pass on ever-increasing costs to customers, research by Plimsoll suggests. <!-- end-summary --> </p>
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Lloyds' investors blame Mandelson in £2bn HBOS case published on 28 March 2011
<p><small> <!-- link --> <a href=http://www.ifaonline.co.uk/>ifaonline</a> <!-- end-link --> </small></p> <p><!-- subheading --> <!-- end-subheading --> <!-- summary --> A group of investors seeking to recoup £2bn of share value lost when Lloyds TSB merged with HBOS have accused Lord Mandelson of withholding evidence which could have stopped the flawed deal. <!-- end-summary --> </p>
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FOS funding nears crisis point; Levy hike looms published on 28 March 2011
<p><small> <!-- link --> <a href=http://www.ifaonline.co.uk/>ifaonline</a> <!-- end-link --> </small></p> <p><!-- subheading --> <!-- end-subheading --> <!-- summary --> The FOS must make a final decision on the level of its reserves this month, as firms' continued refusal to pay fees linked to payment protection insurance (PPI) cases look set to exhaust funds and force levies to rise by as much as 25%. <!-- end-summary --> </p>
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Lords to condemn Big Four's role in financial crisis published on 28 March 2011
<p><small> <!-- link --> <a href=http://www.ifaonline.co.uk/>ifaonline</a> <!-- end-link --> </small></p> <p><!-- subheading --> <!-- end-subheading --> <!-- summary --> KPMG, PwC, Deloitte and Ernst & Young have offered to reform the way they operate ahead of what is expected to be a highly critical report on their role in the financial crisis and lack of competition in the sector. <!-- end-summary --> </p>
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Brett Williams eyeing industry comeback published on 25 March 2011
<p><small> <!-- link --> <a href=http://www.ifaonline.co.uk/>ifaonline</a> <!-- end-link --> </small></p> <p><!-- subheading --> <!-- end-subheading --> <!-- summary --> Former Cofunds CEO Brett Williams says he is eyeing a move back into the industry, but may not necessarily re-enter the platform fold. <!-- end-summary --> </p>
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FSA tightens rules for auditors’ client assets reports published on 25 March 2011
<p><small> <!-- link --> <a href=http://www.ifaonline.co.uk/>ifaonline</a> <!-- end-link --> </small></p> <p><!-- subheading --> <!-- end-subheading --> <!-- summary --> The FSA has published ten new requirements for firms and their external auditors in order to improve the quality and consistency of auditors’ client assets reports. <!-- end-summary --> </p>
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Stephen Gay hits back in AIFA resignation row published on 25 March 2011
<p><small> <!-- link --> <a href=http://www.ifaonline.co.uk/>ifaonline</a> <!-- end-link --> </small></p> <p><!-- subheading --> <!-- end-subheading --> <!-- summary --> AIFA director general Stephen Gay has hit back in a row over the resignation of a former member of the organisation’s RDR Working Group. <!-- end-summary --> </p>
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From the Editor: Any idea what a paraplanner is worth? published on 25 March 2011
<p><small> <!-- link --> <a href=http://www.ifaonline.co.uk/>ifaonline</a> <!-- end-link --> </small></p> <p><!-- subheading --> Many adviser firms who use paraplanners couldn’t put a price on their worth. For many they are priceless. <!-- end-subheading --> <!-- summary --> Many adviser firms who use paraplanners couldn’t put a price on their worth. For many they are priceless. <!-- end-summary --> </p>
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Our guide to helping divorcing couples living abroad published on 25 March 2011
<p><small> <!-- link --> <a href=http://www.ifaonline.co.uk/>ifaonline</a> <!-- end-link --> </small></p> <p><!-- subheading --> <!-- end-subheading --> <!-- summary --> Charlotte Posnansky, a specialist family lawyer at Charles Russell, explains some of the possible legal implications for divorcing couples living abroad. <!-- end-summary --> </p>
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Blog: Growth of D2C is good news for advisers published on 25 March 2011
<p><small> <!-- link --> <a href=http://www.ifaonline.co.uk/>ifaonline</a> <!-- end-link --> </small></p> <p><!-- subheading --> Rob Thorpe, head of UK retail at Cazenove Capital Management, on changes to distribution post-RDR and whether IFAs will benefit. <!-- end-subheading --> <!-- summary --> Rob Thorpe, head of UK retail at Cazenove Capital Management, on changes to distribution post-RDR and whether IFAs will benefit. <!-- end-summary --> </p>