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Former Hargreaves Lansdown investment manager Ben Yearsley has joined Charles Stanley to help spearhead the group's new direct-to-client investment service.

Virgin Money has made "informal" contact with Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) over the sale of 300 of its branches, after the original deal with Santander collapsed.

George Osborne risks damaging the UK economy further unless he eases austerity measures and faces the country's "growth challenge", the International Monetary Fund has said.

The 'elitist' Retail Distribution Review (RDR) should be delayed to avoid the destruction of the financial advice industry, Lord Flight has said.

Honister Capital's administrator Grant Thornton has released details of a shortfall in assets available to the collapsed company's creditors.

Direct-to-consumer platform giant Hargreaves Lansdown has called in external consultants to review its proposition and assess what technology could be added in future to enhance the service.

Increased polarisation within the bespoke SIPP market could lead to the emergence of niche esoteric providers, AMPs' chairman has said.

A former IFA leading a campaign to rebuild consumer trust in financial services has called on the incoming Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to publicly back its agenda.

Advisers "should be proud" of their efforts to be compliant with changes set to be introduced at the end of the year following the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), LV='s Steve Lewis says.

Unemployed graduates will be helped to break into the financial services industry with the launch of a training college.