Financial Services Archives - Page 46 of 50

Banking reserves

Sep 13, 2010

We look at the deal announced in Basle that will lead to banks having to hold more of their reserves in cash. Good news for taxpayers and bad news for shareholders?

Regular regulatory reporting

Sep 10, 2010

This week we submitted our latest half-yearly Retail Mediation Activities Return to the FSA. In this blog we explain what RMAR is.

Beware loss-making IFA firms

Sep 4, 2010

Informed Choice managing director and chartered financial planner Martin Bamford has commented in an article on confused.com, explaining the dangers of becoming a client of a loss-making IFA firm.

The myth of free banking

Aug 16, 2010

We all like to think we are getting a good deal. The availability of ‘free’ banking probably falls into this description, but in reality banking services are never free.

Is your adviser in control of investment recommendations?

Aug 9, 2010

New research from independent financial research company Defaqto has found that 19% of IFAs choose to outsource their investment process to a discretionary fund manager.

School photo day at Informed Choice

Aug 2, 2010

The Informed Choice team had their photos taken today, for our new corporate brochure. Here are some of the results.

What clients want

Jul 29, 2010

We consider the main findings in the latest CapGemini World Wealth Report, measuring up what we do with what clients want.

FSA Review of Unregulated Collective Investment Schemes (UCIS)

Jul 28, 2010

Informed Choice managing director and chartered financial planner Martin Bamford discusses the FSA review of unregulated collective investment scheme (UCIS) sales.

Investment Bonds back in fashion?

Jul 23, 2010

Regular visitors to this website (and of course all Informed Choice clients) will be aware that our advice proposition precludes...

Our approach to risk management

Jul 22, 2010

Informed Choice managing director and chartered financial planner Martin Bamford was quoted extensively in an article in Professional Adviser magazine today, talking about how we approach risk management.