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Are private banks helping you to weather the credit crunch?

| By Michelle McGagh | 03:24 | 21 August 2008

Private banks are winning over advisers, offering decent mortgages and currency services in this less than buoyant climate. How are they helping you to help your clients?

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Where does green end and sustainability begin?

| By Richard Harris | 01:02 | 21 August 2008

Do words like green and ethical turn off advisers and clients who should be thinking about sustainability in their investment choices?

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Do you have what it takes to become a kite guru?

| By Edward Lander | 02:07 | 20 August 2008

Who will accept the Chartered Insurance Institute's challenge for chartered finanancial planners to train others in the way of the kite? And why?

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Do advisers share appeal for sector-based ETFs?

| By Richard Harris | 01:59 | 20 August 2008

ETFs are increasingly a tool for active portfolio management, but will you be abandoning generic funds in favour of organising your clients' assets in sectors?

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Protected rights: a mis-selling scandal waiting to happen?

| By Edward Lander | 04:55 | 19 August 2008

The ability for all Sipps to accept protected rights funds from October has been hailed as the biggest pensions opportunity since A-Day. But will there be any fall out from the anticipated 'B-Day' gold rush? 

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Is it time to put all our eggs in emerging economy baskets?

| By Richard Harris | 10:09 | 19 August 2008

With negative growth in Japan and the eurozone last quarter, and the US and UK hot on their heels, are the Bric countries a refuge from the downturn or just another domino waiting to fall?

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Will the sales/ advice split really happen post-RDR?

| By Michelle McGagh | 09:30 | 19 August 2008

The banks are lobbying against the split and now the networks are backing them, saying splitting the industry into advice and sales is unworkable. What will be the outcome?

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We’re all doomed!

| By Edward Lander | 04:53 | 18 August 2008

We’re fast careering towards a recession unless the government takes drastic measures to cut interest rates soon.  So how have you prepared for the melt down?

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London home prices tumble: Hooray!

| By David Campbell | 04:44 | 18 August 2008

Just over a year ago I put down a bet with a friend and colleague that whatever happened in the economy, London house prices would not be significantly less by August 2008.

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