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Henderson's head of pan-european equities Stephen Peak has stepped down as lead manager of the £280m TR European Growth trust.

A third round of quantitative easing in the US would lead to the collapse of the dollar, M&G's Jim Leaviss has warned.

Morningstar has integrated the FinaMetrica financial risk profiling tool into its Adviser Workstation.

The FSA will collect more data from firms after 2012 and monitor their activities to "mitigate the risk of poor consumer outcomes" and make sure they have implemented its adviser charging rules.

Small firms expect they will be hit harder by the ongoing cost of implementing the FSA's data collection rules compared to their larger counterparts and banks.

The FSA wants to monitor complaints data for individual advisers throughout their careers, with information linked to Individual Reference Numbers.

The FSA has proposed to collect and monitor data on how much advisers charge for advice on group personal pensions (GPPs).

(Updated) The FSA is proposing to add two new sections to the RMAR meaning firms must disclose adviser and consultancy charging revenue as well as data on client numbers and charging structures.

Advisers with clients planning to work or live abroad should remain vigilant when it comes to health insurance needs. The UAE has announced a new medical test regime for expats.

The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) is calling for more transparency on Responsible Investment (RI) in order to allow investors to be able to better compare products.