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GlaxoSmithKline was the biggest drag on the FTSE which fell in early trading as oil companies also dropped.

Edward Collins will take over the equity mandate of the New Star Tri-Star fund later in 2007. Until then, he will co-manage the equity part of the fund with current manager Stephen Whittaker.

Octopus Investments is launching its first OEIC which will invest in 30-50 UK smaller companies.

Creating efficiencies: Imagine a world where information can easily be retrieved and shared, commercial opportunities won and more time is available for driving the business forward. That world is within every adviser's grasp, says Ann Dempster...

AEGON Asset Management is closing its Technology fund at the end of July after the offering shrunk to below £10m.

The evolution of straight-through processing: Eric Armstrong, marketing consultant for Capita, explains how the market is developing the efficiencies of straight through processing and how Capita's enabler proposition is meeting the needs of IFAs...

Making sense of mortgage mayhem: Whether referring mortgages or handling the work yourself, your IFA software can help with mortgage applications, says Plum Software's Ann Dempster...

Scraping the surface: Asset allocation tools are seen as an important aid in how IFAs service their clients but are they really that significant or is it just a lot of hype? David Burrows finds out...

IFA firms with the ability to automatically reconcile commissions will improve not only their efficiency but the value of their business. First step is to look at current systems and make them as simple as possible, says 1st's Debbie Steer

CONTRACT enquiry equals more adviser efficiency, says Plum Software's Ann Dempster. If IFAs use the facilities...