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Depositors who lost money with Isle of Man-based Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander finally have confirmation that the parental guarantee issued by the bank is valid and binding.

Neil Woodford's Invesco Perpetual income funds have leapt to the top of the performance tables after two years of underperformance as the manager's value calls finally start to pay off.

Henderson Global Investors is to merge the three Gartmore Multi-Manager funds run by Tony Lanning and Bill McQuaker into its own range as part of an overhaul of its offering.

The FSA has agreed to temporary arrangements for Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group and RBS to handle Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) complaints.

Barclays will pay out compensation to all customers it sold payment protection insurance (PPI) who made a complaint before 20 April.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) and fund administrator Capita are to come under fresh scrutiny about the collapse of Arch Cru, as 20,000 investors still wait for news about their investments.

Hargreaves Lansdown has been criticised in a national paper for not fully disclosing its financial arrangements with fund managers.

Ex-iShares and Gartmore sales director Julian Hince has joined M&G as technical development director.

You may not agree with all his policies but Bank of England governor Mervyn King has been knighted for his role in steering the UK through the financial crisis.