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18.05.2012
Lasting Power of Attorney
Andrew Cousins
Director
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A few months ago our colleague - William Sallitt - looked at the pitfalls of Intestacy and its consequences for Estate Planning. He now addresses the issue of Lasting Power of Attorney using a similar Q&A format. What is it? A legal document, allowing you to...
23.03.2012
Budget 2012 - what it means to you.
Andy Rzysko
Director
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George Osborne delivered his Budget to Parliament on Wednesday. The overall aim was to reward work and support growth. To achieve this, several measures were introduced that may affect you. We summarise some of the most relevant below, but at the end of this article you will find links to...
09.03.2012
Five Years of running discretionary portfolios and new benchmarks to celebrate!
Nigel Newlyn
Director
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Today, 9th March 2012, is a milestone in Argent’s transition from Independent Financial Adviser to Discretionary Wealth Manager for it is five years, today, since we started running our private clients’ portfolios on a discretionary basis. What better time to scrutinise how our...
08.02.2012
The Retail Distribution Review (RDR) - an introduction.
Andrew Cousins
Director
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In recent years the Financial Services Authority has concentrated its efforts on making retail markets for financial products and services more effective for the benefit of retail consumers. The aim is to ensure they get a better deal and consumer confidence is improved The result of all this work...
07.02.2012
Intestacy - you don't want to go there.
Andrew Cousins
Director
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More than half the population of England and Wales die without leaving a valid will, mostly as a result of apathy. Once again William Sallitt has prepared a brief Q&A to help you understand the pitfalls of intestacy. What is Intestacy? Intestacy is usually considered to occur when someone dies...
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