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Sevens heaven: Citywire's rugby team battles it out for charity
Behold the valiant efforts of Citywire employees as they battle it out at annual charity rugby tournament, The Neptune City Sevens. Players hailing from 24 firms, managed to raise more than £20,000 for the Child Bereavement Charity last weekend. For those of you that missed out on the action, here are some of the highlights.
Gov't rejects MPs' calls to scrap Nest transfer ban
The government has decided not to lift the ban on transfers in and out of Nest despite calls from MPs.
BlackRock’s Lyttleton to take three-month break
BlackRock’s Mark Lyttleton is to take an extended three-month break over the summer to resolve family issues, according to New Model Adviser® sister publication Wealth Manager.
FSA warns over rebalancing permission breaches
Advice firms without discretionary status could breach their permissions if they use anything other than a ‘completely mechanical’ process when rebalancing portfolios.
Ex-Close wealth boss Mendel to launch insurance company
Steven Mendel is setting up an online insurance firm in his first venture since leaving Close Brothers.
Death Cigarettes founder tells paraplanners to fire up marketing
Paraplanners setting up their own business have been told to radically re-think their marketing strategy by the branding guru behind Death Cigarettes.
Paraplanners urged: boost your value by specialising
Paraplanners can make themselves more marketable to advisers by developing a specialism, according to former Personal Finance Society president Eddie Grant.
MPs back plans to scrap 'free banking'
The Treasury Select Committee has thrown its weight behind plans to put an end to 'free banking' and introduce current account charges.
FSA enlists paraplanners in fight against poor investment advice
The Financial Services Authority has called on paraplanners to challenge advisers where centralised investment propositions (CIPs) are employed that are not suitable for clients.
Friday Papers: Insults fly over troubled HP buyout
As many as a quarter of the staff at Autonomy quit the British software group soon after its acquisition by HP.
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Structured in context: A debate on structured products
A roundtable held mid-April gave six delegates the chance to speak their views on a range of issues. Are structured products complex? Are they transparent? Are they backed by robust research? Opinion was polarised, but both sides have a case.
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