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Janet Yellen's appointment as chairman of the US Federal Reserve could see tapering of quantitative easing (QE) as early as December, experts say.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is to enhance its guidance on unit-linked funds after a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) probe uncovered "specific" failures in some insurers' governance of the investments.

The regulator's clamp-down on financial crime will have an effect on advisory firms who are often seen as the gate-keepers to financial services, a consultancy has said.

A couple is pursuing national IFA firms Positive Solutions and 2plan Wealth Management for what they claim was negligent advice to invest in high risk unregulated investments - including using money they had received from a critical illness (CI) payout....

Mortgage advisers are reporting a rise in Help to Buy enquiries, despite the fact they are unable to places cases yet.

MoretoSIPPs principal John Moret says the FCA places "unreasonable" responsibilities on SIPP providers when many of the issues the industry faces are advice based.

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.

Support services firm Threesixty has reported a pre-tax profit of £191,217 for the year ending 2012, up from a £86,746 loss in 2011.

Standard Life has unveiled the details of its unbundled charging structure, which it said will include discounts for some advised clients.

Rowanmoor Group is urging small businesses to check its auto-enrolment staging dates and payroll due to its dealings with a former public sector SME which feared unexpected fines.