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Issue 19, December 2007

National Strategy for Financial Capability – the challenges ahead

Jonathan ChapmanBy Jonathan Chapman, Head of Financial Capability Department, FSA

Exploring the challenges facing the National Strategy for Financial Capability in the coming 12 months...

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EU Focus

Measuring financial capability:
How the problem of financial capability can be tackled

Anne KiemBy Anne Kiem
Director of External Affairs, ifs School of Finance

More and more people are worrying so much about their finances that it affects their relationships and their productivity at work. The question is: what to do about it?...

What the Walker Review means for private equity

Laura ChisholmBy Laura Chisholm
Account Manager, Cicero Consulting

Following the publication of Sir David Walker’s guidelines for private equity, where to now for the industry?...

The Law Commission Review of Insurance Contract Law

Justice scale and gavelThe legislation governing insurance contracts is over 100 years old – but the Law Commission’s attempt to update it is proving to be a headache...

EU financial market supervision - who's in charge?

European Parliament buildingReporting from this year’s annual Eurofi conference in Brussels...

The Single Market Review and its impact on financial services

Flag of the European UnionExploring the implications of the EU’s recent call for evidence to get the Single Market back on track...

Personal Accounts: Will employers get the message?

Piggy bankThere is anxiety that employers will encourage staff to opt out of personal accounts – so how can the Government persuade them otherwise?...

European Country Profiles: Norway

Flag of NorwayNorway has rejected full EU membership twice already – but has recently begun to re-evaluate its future position in Europe...

And it started so well...

Entrance to Houses of ParliamentThe Prime Minister’s honeymoon period has crumbled around him. What are the factors behind this – and can he bounce back from recent travails?...

Life and pensions persistency tables: good news for IFAs

Reviewing resultsExploring the factors behind falling persistency ratios, and the potential consequences...

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