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Platform Cofunds has appointed Axa Wealth's Andy Coleman as head of sales for its wealth and investor channels.

IFAs using network support provider Paradigm Financial Advisers face delays of up to two weeks for their cases to be checked and approved because of "unexpected" demand for the service.

SIPP provider Hornbuckle Mitchell has denied it is in rocky negotiations with LV= about a possible takeover deal.

iShares has made two senior sales appointments to help grow the business as the ETF market develops.

Labour has made a final attempt to change the government's reforms of women's state pensions.

JPJShare.com, the execution-only stockbroker owned by Rivington Street Holdings, has launched a fund platform.

Nationals round-up: Star fund managers were under the microscope while RPI-linked bonds made a return. There was also a closer look at inheritance tax and the buy-to-let market.

In an unprecedented move, the Isle of Man Bankers' Association (IOMBA) has voted Mark Waterhouse, Chief Executive Officer of Zurich Bank International, to be appointed President for a second term of office.

French bank Société Générale was the victim of an alleged multi-million pound fraud which occurred within weeks of the much-publicised €4bn fraud by rogue trader Jerome Kerviel - but it was never disclosed to shareholders.

Italian and Spanish government debt have both been downgraded by the Fitch credit rating agency.