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Close Brothers Asset Management acquires IFA business
Close Brothers Asset Management (CBAM) has agreed to acquire Dorset based IFA, Bottriell Adams, Chartered Financial Planners LLP (subject to regulatory approval).…
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Advisers see continuing impact of tough economic environment on client behaviours
New research from Royal London, the UK’s largest life, pensions and investment mutual, has found 41% of advisers are having more conversations with clients…
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Podcast #68: Why you shouldn’t dismiss investing in China and Asia – with GAM’s Jian Shi Cortesi
Despite ongoing worries about risks from the Chinese real estate sector, it’s clear that we can’t ignore the investment prospects within the…
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CII announces the appointment of two Vice Presidents (International)
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has announced the appointment of two new Vice Presidents (International), Enas Asiri and Suresh Nair. Both will…
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Falling swap rates indicate lower rates on the horizon
Mortgage rates are predicted to fall next year as lenders take advantage of cheaper funding, after figures show that average swap rates…
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Nearly half of UK workers received no cost-of-living support from their employer this year
Research from leading employee benefits provider Unum UK, conducted by independent consultancy, Censuswide, has revealed that almost half of UK workers received…
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Return of recession fears as UK economy shrinks
Danni Hewson, head of financial analysis at AJ Bell, comments: “Awful weather and the disruption caused by strikes won’t have helped, but…
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Beagle Street estimates baseline financial impact of premature death
Recent research by insurer Beagle Street found that the financial impact of the death of a family breadwinner could be as much…
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Gatehouse Bank reduces Home Purchase Plan rates and enhances range of products
Gatehouse Bank has today announced changes to its Home Purchase Plan products. The Bank has cut rental rates on its Home Purchase Plans…
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59% of tenants would opt for deposit alternative options
The latest research by Zero Deposit, the tenancy deposit alternative, has found that over three quarters of tenants (76%) are in the dark…
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