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Harlequin Property defends 'pitch' email sent to IFA - FT Adviser
Harlequin Property, an agent for hotel and resort developers in the Caribbean, emailed a financial adviser, who asked not to be named, promoting an investment in freehold property at a luxury resort that offered income and capital growth.
Morning papers: Athens issues threat to bond holdouts - FT Adviser
Under one option, the Bank of England's proposed Prudential Regulation Authority would take responsibility for policing the rate, said a person with knowledge of the talks who asked to remain anonymous because discussions are private.
HSBC execs 'failed to raise' mis-selling concerns - FT Adviser
By Marc Shoffman | Published 08:00 | comments The adviser, who declined to be named, said the revelation raised questions as to why the lender - fined £10.5m by the FSA in December for sales by its NHFA subsidiary - would not have noticed anything ...
Morning papers: Jobs data darken UK economic outlook - FT Adviser
Federal and state regulators, signalling their growing worry that Europe's debt crisis could spill into the US banking system, are intensifying their scrutiny of the US arms of Europe's biggest banks, according to people familiar with the matter, ...
FSA platform paper expected today - FT Adviser
Final rules for platforms are set to be published today (29 July), according to sources close to the FSA. Sources close to the Financial Services Authority (FSA) have said that the regulator's long-awaited platform paper will be published this ...
Fos admits to acting as 'advice service' in disputes - FT Adviser
The adviser, who asked not to be named, said that he has three ongoing cases with the Fos that started in 2008 and are still ongoing, during the adjudication of which he has received detailed advice on the recommendations he should have given to his ...
Morning papers: Plan focuses on rescheduling of Greek debt - FT Adviser
Support is building among senior European finance officials for a plan to press Greece's private-sector creditors into accepting a debt exchange that would result in delayed repayment to them, people familiar with the matter say, reports The Wall ...
FA's week in words - FT Adviser
A borrower, who requested anonymity, said that he has been urged to sign a confidentiality agreement by Skipton, but is seeking further compensation, claiming the removal of the ceiling was against contract law. The complaint comes as solicitor Leon ...
Skipton SVR rule change comes back to haunt it - FT Adviser
The borrower, who requested anonymity, said that he has been urged to sign a confidentiality agreement by Skipton, but is seeking further compensation, claiming the removal of the ceiling was against contract law. The complaint comes as solicitor Leon ...
FSA under fire in rebate proposals - FT Adviser
One senior figure from a fund management group, who did not want to be identified, said while the FSA had recognised rebates were needed there could be ...
Advisers hit out at Aviva's TCF view - FT Adviser
One adviser, who declined to be named, said he was being told to require proof of identity for a maturing endowment despite the account details being the ...
Clash of styles at ABI cited for Kerrie Kelly's hasty exit - FT Adviser
Another leading expert from a member firm of the ABI, who chose to remain anonymous, said the ABI needed strong leadership to tackle issues regarding ...