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A group of IFA firms and industry professionals led by former Honister Capital director Alan Easter will aim to create a ‘middle ground' between being directly authorised and part of a network in their new venture.

Lawyers and trustees acting to retrieve £52m removed from nine pension funds during the GP Noble fraud have got back 85% of the missing cash.

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IFAs that outsource fund management may be "abdicating their responsibilities," according to the founder of Belfast-based firm Carrington Wealth Manager.

Poor interim results from Vodafone have pushed the FTSE 100 down 0.9% to a two-month low in morning trading.

The Money Advice Service (MAS) has generated the ire of Facebook users by posting unwanted sponsored material on the pages of other users on the social networking site.

Friends Life has appointed David Hynam as chief executive of the life company's UK operations.

Savoy Investment Management Limited failed to take reasonable care to ensure the suitability of the investment portfolios of its wealth management clients, the Financial Services Authority has said following its decision to fine the firm.

Wealth management business Quilter and Co. is to merge with discretionary investment firm Cheviot Asset Management to form a new firm, Quilter Cheviot.

The UK's main inflation rate has jumped sharply to 2.7% in October, having fallen to a 34-month low of 2.2% in September.