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Online adviser support portal, Adviser Home, has launched a directory that aims to link companies providing services to intermediaries with the advisers themselves.

Wealth manager Ashcourt Rowan has appointed Cofunds to power its adviser platform proposition.

Advisers should broaden their business expertise to help clients plan more effectively for how long-term care fees will be paid, Partnership has said.

Architas, Axa Wealth's multi-manager offering, has renamed its active and passive funds in a move aimed at providing more easy to understand products and greater transparency ahead of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

Investec Structured Products has launched its first UCITS fund which aims to provide equity-like returns and protection from counterparty risk.

Royal London-owned wrap Ascentric has launched an offshore bond for clients seeking the tax benefits of investing offshore.

Avelo, provider of technology solutions to the Financial Services industry, has acquired sourcing system TrigoldCrystal.

Vince Cable has voiced concerns there will be dire consequences for the UK's economy if Greece were to exit the euro and debt contagion spread.

The UK's leading share index has fallen to its lowest level this year, slipping below 5,500, as Greece's continued failure to form a coalition government dampens risk appetite.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is to begin accepting claims from Direct Sharedeal customers, although it remains unclear whether the burden will fall upon financial advisers.