Origen Financial Services is implementing cost cutting

100 jobs to go at Aegon IFA network

Story by: Sharon Flaherty, FTAdviser

Origen Financial Services, the Aegon UK-owned IFA, is to make up to 100 redundancies as a result of a cost cutting programme.

  • Time published: 09.18
  • Date published: 10.10.2008
  • Published in: Advisers

Top picks of the week: Banks, Iceland & interest rates

FTAdviser's round-up of what made the most interesting stories and commentary of the week.

  • Date published: 10.10.2008

Mazars wins three Money Management awards

Mazars Financial Planning, one of the largest purely fee-based IFA businesses in the UK, dominated the 13th annual Money Management Financial Planner Awards last night, winning three of the 10 awards, with three runners up.

  • Date published: 10.10.2008

One in six people considers withdrawing savings

Almost 50 per cent of people feel that their money is less safe than a year ago, prompting one in six to withdraw, or consider withdrawing, their savings from banks and building societies.

  • Date published: 10.10.2008

Consumer debt rose almost £800m in Q2

Consumer borrowing increased to £5.9bn in the second quarter of the year, despite ongoing turbulence in the financial market and global economy.

  • Date published: 10.10.2008

IFA professionalism forum launched

IFA Life, a financial social networking site for IFAs, has teamed up with Standards International to launch a professionalism forum.

  • Date published: 10.10.2008

Two firms fined for traded policy advice failings

Two firms have been fined a total of £45,500 by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for advice failings in regards to sales of geared traded endowment policies (TEPs).

  • Date published: 09.10.2008

SimplyBiz teams up to offer legal service

Initiative with APS Legal & Associations will provide will writing and estate planning services for members

  • Date published: 09.10.2008

American Century opens up London office

Actively managed equity strategy specialists moves to capital in international drive

  • Date published: 09.10.2008

EBIS calls on FSA to fill banks info gap

Newly-launched group wants more information about banks and accounts

  • Date published: 09.10.2008

Nearly half of population wants free advice

Nearly half the population feel more inclined to seek free independent information and advice for help with their escalating bills, research carried out for the Promoting Advice coalition has revealed.

  • Date published: 09.10.2008

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Putting customers at the heart of TCF

The idea of treating customers fairly is not about the regulator or compliance departments, it is about whether the client trusts you and your advice. This means, therefore, that the best placed people to judge if you are complying with the TCF principles are your clients

  • Time published: 00.01
  • Date published: 09.10.2008
  • Published in: Advisers

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Parting company with the old Companies Act

The changes brought in by the Companies Act 2006 on 1 October may bring some extra burden for smaller advisory firms but they should also help to simplify regulation

  • Time published: 00.01
  • Date published: 09.10.2008
  • Published in: Advisers

Feature

Having your cake and eating it

Adrian Kidd, an adviser for Unleash Advice Partnership, spends his week on the golf course, studying for his upcoming Long Term Care exam and eating the best carrot cake he has ever tasted. Meanwhile, in the office he speaks to several new clients as well as investigating new business opportunities

  • Time published: 00.01
  • Date published: 09.10.2008
  • Published in: Advisers

Feature

Looking for a way out

Working with a consolidator is a good way for advisers to have an exit strategy while also continuing to build the business

  • Time published: 00.01
  • Date published: 09.10.2008
  • Published in: Advisers

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