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UK growth may yet provide a positive surprise relative to developed market peers, according to analysts at Credit Suisse.

A group of Nucleus IFAs have produced a free guide to risk management in advisory businesses.

Pensions minister Steve Webb has urged the industry to "take a chill pill" on the schedule for state pension reform.

Net retail sales for August plunged to their lowest level since October 2008, new IMA statistics show, dragged down by record outflows from the UK All Companies sector.

Pensions minister Steve Webb has defended Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's plans to let parents use their pension to guarantee their children's mortgages.

The High Court has dismissed an appeal by Thinc Group - now Bluefin - against a ruling which said it could not claim back goodwill payments worth more than £243,000 from two self-employed advisers whose contracts with the business were terminated.

FE Research has launched a range of 15 risk-targeted portfolios to aid advisers in the run up to the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

Most clients are uninterested in the "nuts and bolts" of investment decision-making and instead require a more tailored discussion around risk, according to consultant Tim Hale.

Skandia head of digital marketing, Jeremy Mugridge, has left the business to join a product design agency.

Tesco, the UK's largest retailer, has reported falling profits for the first time in 18 years, its latest financial statement has revealed.