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Public sector net borrowing in July was £20m - a substantial fall from last year's figure of £3.5bn, said the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

ETFM brings you a roundup of some of the week's listings and ETF flows.

Auto-enrolment is not just a business opportunity for large employee benefit consultants and national IFA firms.

Advisers have just 500 days to meet the requirements of the RDR - or face finding another job - before the new rules come into force on 1 January 2013.

The UK's index of 100 leading shares fell 2.76% to below 5,000 this morning, as global markets showed no signs of shaking off fears the West is heading back into recession.

Barclays Bank has introduced an exchange-traded note (ETN) which promises to provide investors with access to a dynamic volatility strategy.

The S&P 500 Short-term VIX Futures index shot up by almost 60% in the week to 8 August, triggering a surge in activity in exchange-traded notes (ETNs) on the index.

Jupiter said it will target wealth managers with the launch of a new share class across its unit trust range.

Skandia Ireland has launched a discounted gift trust (DGT) and a loan trust which it said can help UK clients mitigate inheritance tax liability.

IFAs will see rising demand for advice on enhanced transfer value (ETV) exercises as companies improve their cash-for-pension offers, KPMG said.