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Mixed Investment Shares were popular with advisers once again in March, according to the latest sales trends on platform Cofunds.

Each of the nine members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to hold interest rates at the historic low of 0.5% this month, minutes from their latest meeting show.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is reassuring advisers they do not need to record telephone conversations with clients after some received inaccurate promotions suggesting they did.

National Savings & Investments (NS&I) has announced it "does not expect" to reintroduce its popular Index-linked Savings Certificates in the current financial year.

Reports suggesting Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney was being lined up to replace his Bank of England (BoE) counterpart Sir Mervyn King have been denied.

The government's "loose" monetary policy of quantitative easing (QE) and low interest rates is diminshing retirees' income, a report by MPs concludes.

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Skandia UK has launched what it calls a "risk discussion" app allowing advisers to assess a client's attitude to risk in a single meeting.

A former sales director of RSM Tenon has re-established his old Leicester based IFA business, Pole Arnold.

Consumer group Which? has listed absolute return funds and task-based income protection cover among a list of 'financial products to avoid'.