Investment manager and financial planner Brewin Dolphin has hired Andrew Westenberger as group finance director, replacing Robin Bayford who is retiring.

The Bank of England (BoE) is likely to be urged today to take on a full range of powers under its new regulatory remit, including a controversial right to restrict mortgage lending during a housing boom.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is being asked to explain why it dropped a fraud investigation against a hedge fund manager who was later fined £3m by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for deceiving clients.

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Marlene Shalton has resigned from Bluefin, IFAonline can reveal.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has refused to name the companies behind more than 300 adverts it removed last year.

Uncertainty in the eurozone will remain "for the next few years" and continue to act as a drag on the UK economy, Bank of England (BoE) policymaker Spencer Dale has been quoted as saying.

Pension saving may be made compulsory if auto-enrolment fails to create a savings culture, a report by an influential think tank is said to argue next month.

The government has said it is unlikely to lift a ban on transfers into and out of NEST or remove the cap on contributions, after the Work and Pensions Committee recommended it do both "as a matter of urgency".

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