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Technical problems on Hargreaves Lansdown's website have frustrated investors who are trying to trade Royal Mail shares this morning.

M&G's Graham French has told investors last year was one of the toughest periods of his career as his fund underperformed amid a torrid time for commodities.

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Brewin Dolphin group head of research Matthew Butcher has left the group after nine years, IFAonline's sister title, Investment Week, understands.

Aviva has completed the sale of its US life and annuities business for £500m more than it originally announced.

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Equities were the best-selling asset class in August for the fifth month in a row, with over £1bn in inflows, according to the latest Investment Management Association (IMA) statistics.

Liontrust Asset Management has recorded its 13th consecutive quarter of net inflows, helping push assets under management to £3.4bn.