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Articles in May, 2005 issue of Financial Adviser

• Cats on cue for TV snooker.(pets enjoy television)(Brief Article)
• Worthy idea by Ami to let IFAs' voice be heard by FSA.(Association of Mortgage Intermediaries, Financial Services Authority)(Brief Article)
• New Product - Bradford & Bingley market-stepped tracker mortgage.(Alliance & Leicester)(Brief Article)
• New Product - Sirius rolls out Swift 21.
• NPI 'passes buck' on bulk values.
• AITC backs idea of second CTF top-up.(Association of Investment Trust Companies)(child trust fund)
• Myners highlights mutuals' client trust issues.(mutual building societies)(Brief Article)
• IFA service standards low, says FSA.(Financial Services Authority)(Brief Article)
• IFAs face authorisation perils.(Independent Financial Advisers)
• There is no upside to a loss.
• FSA attacked over rules that 'harm' UK investors.(Financial Services Authority)
• Integrate and you will accumulate.(financial services industry and technology)
• Zurich's million ways to help.(Zurich's Community Trust, donations)(Brief Article)
• Clients must wake up to pension fund needs.(employee benefits)(Brief Article)
• Faulty Norwich opts for a AGBP6.3m refund.
• Fool's errand pays well.(Iain Smith of Accord Mortgages set for London Marathon)(Brief Article)
• New rules baffle professionals.(Brief Article)
• FPI targets UK offshore business.(Friends Provident International)(Brief Article)
• Lazy savers hit by lowest rates.(consumer price index)(Brief Article)
• Market gets ready for fixed-rate flood.(mortgage market)(Brief Article)
• E-conveyancing takes its time.
• Bradford & Bingley markets low base rate.(Bradford & Bingley PLC)(Brief Article)
• Limiting your liabilities, not your opportunities.(United Kingdom. Companies Act 1989)
• Platform ramps up fixed rates.(mortgages)(Brief Article)
• FSA eyes dodgy buy-to-let schemes.(Financial Services Authority)(Brief Article)
• Millield seeks growth with new mortgage club.(Millfield Mortgage Solutions)
• Aegon grows funds but loses pensions.(Brief Article)
• Amex wrap signs up four more advisers.(American Express Financial Services Europe)
• Victory as FSA yields on fees.(financial adviser fees payable by instalment)
• New Product - Newcastle banks on choice factor.(Newcastle Building Society)(Brief Article)
• Investment takes lead in survey.
• The beginning of the end for IFAs?(independent financial advisers)
• Current habit is ludicrous.(Brief Article)
• Takeover activity set for autumn surge.(mergers and acquisitions market)(Brief Article)
• FE4 sets up new training scheme.(apprenticeships in financial services )(Brief Article)
• Promoting firms' adaptability.(financial services)
• Watchdog asks Deloitte for quotation.(Financial Services Authority, Deloitte & Touche L.L.P)(Brief Article)
• Advisers slow to pick up on FSA information.(Financial Services Authority)(Brief Article)
• Brown to give AGBP1bn to first-time buyers.
• New Product - Halifax cuts fixed-rate mortgages.(Brief Article)
• ME introduces free hotline for intermediary business.(Mortgage Express)(Brief Article)
• OFT finds unfair pricing procedures at care homes.
• FSA advice upbeat over depolarisation.(financial advisers need more trust)(Brief Article)
• Northern Rock waves Pru bye.(Prudential)(Brief Article)
• A disaster without planning.(9/11 influences UK insurance industry)
• Standard Life launches offshore unit trusts.(Standard Life Investments)(Brief Article)
• TUC urged to help reform employer's liability.(Trade Union Congress)(Brief Article)
• Conveyancing business launch.(Mortgage Business)(Brief Article)
• Mortgage Express offers buy-to-let buyers low rate.(mortgages)(Brief Article)
• First Update candidates achieve high pass rate.(Chartered Insurance Institute)(Brief Article)
• New Product - Leeds looks to Costa del Sol.(Brief Article)
• Origen offers Interactive access.(Origen in deal with Interactive Investor)(Brief Article)
• Byford leaves Prudential for new role with technology firm Webline.(Adam Byford)
• Mis-selling excuses get short shrift.(Brief Article)
• Tough times for hedge funds.
• Silver surfers and superwomen.
• Fixed-rate mortgages an interest rate barometer.
• Old product proves a real cert.(self-certified mortgages)(Column)
• New price realism offers capital value.(housing market trends)
• Left-out clause comes as a reprieve for pension funds.(pensions taxation)
• New Product - Vesta fixes its rate for first two years.(Vesta Packaging, Portman mortgage )(Brief Article)
• Prudent Pru's decision prompts an ironic smile.(Brief Article)
• Unravelling what A-Day will mean for Sipp investments.
• Taste for good life is good news for lifetime deals.(mortgages)(Brief Article)
• Lime signs up Callbruce.(contracts)(Brief Article)
• Government could do more to help us, say most self-employed.(small businesses)(Brief Article)
• Q1 fall but positive signs for remortgaging market.(Brief Article)
• Pru denies cut to support services.(Prudential Corporation PLC)(Brief Article)
• FSA proposals too harsh and intrusive, says ACCA.
• BSA hopes for 'lighter touch'.(Building Societies Association)
• Reading the property signs.
• Network brands FSA as complacent.
• Property to grow by AGBP3bn, says Paragon.(Paragon Mortgages)(Brief Article)
• New Product - FD matches base rate.(First Direct)(Brief Article)
• Lenders make clients 'low priority'.(Freedom Lending)
• Old Mut sees strong sales.(Old Mutual)(Brief Article)
• Norfolk IFA jailed for AGBP1m client theft.(independent financial adviser jailed)(Brief Article)
• IHT a major regional issue.(inheritance tax)
• New tech baffles most UK citizens.(Brief Article)
• A closer look at the directives.(Financial Services Action Plan, Ucits III)

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