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The majority of advisers expect to increase their use of managed solutions and model portfolios as a result of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), according to research by Fidelity FundsNetwork.

Verbatim Asset Management, the whole of market portfolio management and financial planning arm of the SimplyBiz group, has launched a range of multi-asset passive portfolios called "Total Clarity".

Someone earning the average wage of £26,500 and contributing 8% of their salary under auto-enrolment will need to work until the age of 80 to maintain that income in retirement if they take their 25% tax-free lump sum, according to research by self-invested...

A Chartered financial planner who has spent more than two decades advising clients has quit the industry as he believes many parts of it are still geared towards selling products.

Platform Novia has seen its profits before tax jump by more than a fifth in 2012, after assets climbed sharply to rise above £1.4bn.

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has warned spiking bond yields across the world threaten trillions of dollars in losses for investors and a fresh crisis for banks unless they are braced for the shock.

Pioneer appoints in Dublin, Lyxor and State Street Global create new roles and Mirabaud expands global high yield bond team.

Efforts to stamp out tax evasion appear to be working after figures showed the number of ‘serious' cases hit a five year low.

Hundreds of Co-operative Bank bondholders, who face losing at least 30% of their investments through the lender's debt-to-equity capital-raising proposals, have joined a campaign challenging the bank's plans.

Insurance pioneer Clive Cowdery has tabled a bid for a US insurer in the tycoon's first attempt to enter the American market.