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Latest results from BlackRock show that fixed income Exchange Traded Products (ETP) were the fastest growing asset category in 2011.

Succession Advisory Services has confirmed its first five acquisitions as part of its drive to create a national proposition .

The government is preparing to sanction a £1m-plus bonus for Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) chief executive Stephen Hester.

Banning trail commission on fund switches - as the FSA hinted it may do - goes against the spirit of treating customers fairly, advisers say.

A quarter of advisory businesses have not yet reviewed their client propositions with the retail distribution review (RDR) in mind, research suggests.

The UK may have to fork out £17.5bn to plug a funding shortfall at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after the organisation warned yesterday it needed additional funds to tackle the eurozone crisis.

SIPP provider Rowanmoor plans to break even in 2012 after announcing promising final-quarter results for 2011 this week.

Henderson has named Jim Irvine, who currently heads up the fund manager's structured products and advisory unit, as head of its £16bn fixed income business.

St James's Place (SJP) welcomed £5.2bn worth of new single investments in 2011 as the wealth manager boosted total funds under management to £28.5bn, up 6% over the year.

Consumers increasingly appreciate the need for protection insurance when they are told about the limitations of state benefits, new research has found.