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Treating Customers Fairly (TCF)

23 May 2008

Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) is the new buzz word within the Financial Services Authority (FSA). The FSA regulates our business in the interests of the general public good.

US Bank Collapse Causes Panic

19 March 2008

The financial Markets are fragile in the medium term and moreover in the short term. The US economic slowdown is wider than anticipated with little sign of stabilisation with corporate profits downgrades predicted to continue.

Retire and take cash of more than 25% of your pension fund

25 February 2008

Maximising the amount of cash from their pension plan(s) is usually what most customers want. Given the new Pensions simplification rules, most individuals believe that 25% is the maximum cash withdrawal allowed and it usually is.

Fortune Favours The Bold

22 January 2008

The perception is that US central bank has not been sufficient to stop nervous investors see a double digit drop in the value of there assets. Will it go further?

Are You A Specialist Needs Borrower?

17 January 2008

We are led to believe that the mortgage market is in turmoil.The credit crunch, we are informed continues and lenders are being more selective by offering fewer products and stricter lending criteria.