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Luthman: Home repossessions to jump further after 17% rise

CII snaps up Aifa's Goddard

By Michelle McGagh | 14:58 | 09 May 2008

The Chartered Insurance Institute will welcome Fay Goddard, former deputy director general at the Association of Independent Financial Advisers, to its ranks.

Bank of Ireland stings advisers with secret dual pricing

By Iain Martin | 17:23 | 09 May 2008

Hemel Hempsted-based adviser Alan Lakey tried arranging a three-year fixed-rate mortgage for a female client with Bank of Ireland only to find it offered her a cheaper, unpublished rate. 

Rathbones poaches from Quilter and Barclays for new Midlands base

14:00 | 09 May 2008

Rathbone Investment Management is to open a Birmingham office in early July after hiring staff from Barclays Wealth and Citi Quilter.

Friday Lunchtime Market: Financials gloom hits FTSE

By Matthew Goodburn | 14:00 | 09 May 2008

The FTSE 100 was trading sharply lower in lunchtime trading as the fallout from US giant American Insurance Group's  record fourth quarter losses weighed on the markets.

Alliance & Leicester introduces separate loan to value mortgages

By Iain Martin | 13:51 | 09 May 2008

Alliance & Leicester is splitting its mortgage range into two loan-to-value bands. Meanwhile Britannia Building Society's Platform is repricing its homeloans from Monday. 

AAA-rated De Blonay: Buy Standard Chartered on weakness

By Matthew Goodburn | 13:24 | 09 May 2008

New Star Global Financials fund manager Guy de Blonay is looking to top up his holding in Standard Chartered bank if its share price dips.

Skills lacking in financial services, says CII

By Michelle McGagh | 00:01 | 09 May 2008

The skills shortage in financial services has worsened, according to the Chartered Insurance Institute's second annual skills survey.

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