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EU rules have so far failed to create a viable single market in asset management, costing consumers of financial products billions of euros in wasted opportunity, according go Thomas Balk, European president mutual funds at Fidelity International.

Fidelity FundsNetwork has celebrated its fifth anniversary by outlining a wrap proposition and forecasting its supermarket position in the next five-year period.

Hargreaves Lansdown-developed FundsLibrary has been adopted by FundsNetwork, which today announces free access to the reports and accounts of most of the 900-odd funds on its platform.

Fidelity International has issued a pamphlet to all candidates standing in the general election outlining a set of actions it feels could close the savings gap.

Legal & General Cofunds, Fidelity, FundsNetwork and Invesco Perpetual have all announced arrangements for the acceptance of ISA applications for the tax year 2004/2005 on the 5 April.

Fidelity Investments has high hopes it will make the shortlists of banks developing multi-tie deals, according to its head of UK distribution.

Extension of the Isa maximum contribution to £7,000 until

Scottish Widows has been labelled the top ‘dog' for the fourth time in a row in Bestinvest's latest ‘Spot the Dog' poll, but the number of funds failing to beat their benchmarks is now at least falling, according to the study.

GORDON BROWN'S plan to give every child in the UK a savings pot suffered a serious setback yesterday, argues the Times , as Fidelity Investments has now pulled out of plans to offer these products.

Anthony Bolton will continue to manage Fidelity's Special Situations fund for at least another two years, the company says.