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The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is close to concluding its inquiry into alleged mis-selling by RBS-owned wealth manager Coutts.

NatWest, part of the group which brought Britain's banking sector to the brink of collapse, and Tesco, a relative infant in financial services, have made it into the top five most loved brands in finance, while all the big insurers languish in bottom...

Sales of equity release plans during the first half of the year rose 5.24% while the amount released by homeowners increased by 3%, Key Retirement Solutions has found.

BlackRock's Investment Institute will run the asset manager's exchange traded fund (ETF) strategy following the exit of global head of research Deborah Fuhr.

Fewer than half of the funds in the IMA Absolute Return sector have managed to provide investors with a real return greater than the rate of inflation.

The annual IMA asset management survey points to a slump in interest in UK equities as investors look further afield for returns.

Succession Advisory Services has added Norwich-based adviser Trinity Financial Planning as a member firm.

Perspective Financial Group reduced its losses in 2010 after acquiring nine firms and more than doubling its assets under management.

Verbatim Asset Management has had its risk profilling tools approved by the Plain English Campaign, after the Financial Services Authority (FSA) warned of a crack down on jargon when dealing with clients.

The number of IFAs who plan to leave the industry ahead of the RDR has fallen to a two and a half year low, research from Aviva suggests.