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Listed below, you will find  a selection of news articles and information related to Financial Planning. If you would like to submit an article/s for inclusion within this section, please send details to: sue@financialplanning.org.uk

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Justin's Commentary - A Charging Elephant
If anyone can say they have had a good recession it has to be India. In fact they didn’t seem to have had a recession at all. In 2008/9 her gross domestic product grew by 6.7%, with an increase forecasted for this year to 7.2%. However, of course with this there have been constraints, with both the government fiscal deficit rising and the rate of inflation creeping up.
09/03/2010 download article

Suffolk Life - Talking Points
Talking points is our means of getting across important industry developments or events to advisers. Sent out as a newsletter every two months, and available to download from here, we aim to offer clear explanations with an unbiased view.
03/03/2010 download article

Transact: March 2010 Adviser Update
Topics covered in this Adviser Update: Transact Commission Reduction (And Pricing Restructure); New "Pickup Page" Functionality on the Transact website ("TOL"); Fund Rebates; Interest on Cash Deposits; Fixed Term Designated Deposits; Action Required - Change in the Normal Minimum Pension Age; Changes to ISA Subscription Limits from 6 April 2010 and Tax Year End Arrangements.
01/03/2010 download article

Justin's Commentary - The Great Sag
As the figures come through and the runes are cast by the legions of experts and economists, there seems to be a discernable trend developing. The politicians of all colours are telling us, and will continue to do so until we finally have an election, that they have the perfect plan to lead us from the ‘slough of despond’ to the sunny uplands of economic success and safety.
01/03/2010 download article

Suffolk Life - Talking Points
Talking points is our means of getting across important industry developments or events to advisers. Sent out as a newsletter every two months, and available to download from here, we aim to offer clear explanations with an unbiased view.
23/02/2010 download article

Justin's Commentary - Reversing the decline for Mutuals?
A great history but in a tough environment. The world of mutuals has not been an easy one. Many have glorious chronicles of the past dating back into the developing financial world in the Victorian era. The concept has been robust and certainly the view of shared ownership has been attractive to businesses in various areas of commerce. From the Co-Operative movement which covers virtually everything from supermarkets to funeral directors, financial businesses and even one of the UK’s largest department store chains, John Lewis, the mechanism has appeared to be a successful business structure.
23/02/2010 download article

Justin's Commentary - A Global Fault Line
I think we learned our lesson with the Titanic. It is always worth having enough lifeboats - or in this case even one. Seemingly the Euro was designed without one. So when an iceberg is hit, the horns go off and the result is that all the officers of the leading nations rush around wondering what to do. Seemingly there was no ‘plan B’. Because there has been no bailout plan, it has been inevitable that there has been a fear of systemic risk as the contagion spreads to other nations.
15/02/2010 download article

Justin's Commentary - China rising, China flexing
No I am not going to go on about the usual tiresome tracts we hear and read about China. Yes we all know it is going to be big, butch and powerful, but I am amazed at the almost fawning expressions of confidence and appreciation that are trotted out – mostly from those presumably trying to entice us to put all our money into their funds.
08/02/2010 download article

IFP Paraplanner Exam FAQs
2010 sees the IFP launch the first ever Paraplanner qualification in the UK. The development of the IFP’s Paraplanner programme has been supported by Scottish Widows and has already attracted significant attention from Paraplanners who are keen to obtain the professional recognition and career development opportunities that such a qualification brings. If you’re keen to find out more about the qualification, here’s a snapshot of the main things you need to know
05/02/2010 download article

Justin's Commentary - There Is Value In The Gloom
After an appalling week of commentary on the UK, it is quite understandable for many to think that the country has something of a nasty whiff about it. With our government debt referred to as ‘floating on nitro-glycerine’, our economic growth racing along at an anaemic 0.1% and our politicians floundering amongst their pre election propaganda – none of this can inspire much confidence for investors wondering where to put their hard earned money.
01/02/2010 download article

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