JM Finn & Co has penned a deal with Brunel Capital Partners which will see it provide discretionary management services to the financial planning firm via a wrap platform.

GAM has poached two Quilter executives as the global investment manager looks to expand its discretionary fund management (DFM) capability and develop outsourcing solutions for UK IFAs.

Wealth firm Rowan Dartington has launched four model portfolios underpinned by a risk monitoring process which puts security risk centre-stage.

The FSA has been awarded £8,665 in legal costs after successfully defending its position to cancel the permissions of Scottish accountancy firm James Perman & Company (JPC).

It is far more likely the UK will retain its prized triple-A status than be downgraded, according to the bookies which seem unperturbed by the recent ratings agency threat.

Legal & General's with-profits fund returned 1.7% in 2011 in a year which saw total bonuses of £459m added to with-profits policies.

The Investment Funds Association has merged with the Tax Incentivised Savings Association (TISA) in a move aimed at boosting TISA's distributor influenced funds (DIFs) initiative.

The eurozone crisis presents the biggest challenge to the UK economy which will likely follow a "zig zag" pattern of uncertain growth, said the governor of the Bank of England yesterday.

Greek finance minister Evangelos Venizelos accused European leaders of "playing with fire" by trying to oust the beleaguered country from the eurozone amid fears they want to delay releasing the €130bn (£108bn) bail-out until after Greek elections in...

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