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The son of troubled overseas property company Harlequin's chairman has been disqualified from being a company director for 13 years.

Network Financial has said its adviser numbers are down about 8% since the start of the year, as advisers retire or go directly authorised.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has so far compensated 1,700 claimants with a total of £32m in relation to the failed CF Arch Cru funds.

A boutique wealth manager offering a bespoke private client service is to launch its first retail fund as it seeks to diversify its business.

Consumers looking for the best annuity option will be able to compare rates from a range of providers from Wednesday.

Yellowtail Financial Planning managing director Dennis Hall is to publish his first book, a guide for widows on how to deal with their finances, at the end of October.

Brooks Macdonald Asset Management (BMAM) has appointed Lisa Brown as an intermediary sales manager.

Hargreaves Lansdown is in talks with a number of fund groups to secure exclusive deals to sell their passive products at discounted prices.

JP Morgan is facing accusations that it hired the children of influential Chinese officials to help the investment bank win business in China.

An independent financial advice firm is facing £1m in claims from clients who say it misled them over fees on a film tax scheme.