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Fidelity's Robert Rowland has retired from portfolio management after 11 years, handing his Japan fund to June-Yon Kim.

Lowes Financial Management has launched a structured product iPhone application, enabling investors on the move to research and compare details of the products.

Portugal is set to receive an €80bn bailout package by the middle of May - as long as the beleaguered nation pushes through tough austerity measures.

F&TRC has added tele-underwriting and adviser remuneration to its list on ongoing projects in the protection market.

Oil prices have jumped to a two-and-a-half-year high on fresh fears about supply and a weaker dollar.

Sanlam Private Wealth, the newly rebranded Buckles Investment Services, plans to ramp up its graduate recruitment drive to boost its adviser numbers to over 200.

IFAonline rounds up what the newspapers are saying…

The FTSE 100 opened higher this morning after a sharp fall yesterday on news Japan had been hit by a second earthquake.

Jean Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank, has defended yesterday's 25 basis point hike in interest rates as good for the eurozone, as EU leaders prepare for talks on the bailout of Portugal.

Positive Solutions has delayed the introduction of a 'leavers' fee' after a number of partners 'resigned' from the business in protest.