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AIFA is calling on the FSCS to consult with the industry on exactly how it will rebate levypayers with money repaid to it by Norwich & Peterborough (N&P).

AXA Wealth International has launched a range of tax intelligence documents for IFAs with clients looking to retire abroad.

UK retail sales slipped 0.8% in February compared to the previous month, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

BlackRock has expanded its equity income fund range with the launch of global, European, and resources offerings.

Sesame Bankhall, the combined IFA network and support services proposition, saw profits jump 66% last year to £5m.

The FTSE 100 index edged higher in early trading following gains in the US last night.

AMI has declared George Osborne's Budget 2011 a "missed opportunity" to encourage greater mortgage lending and address the Stamp Duty system.

Britain could be forced to contribute more than £3bn to a Portugal bailout package following the Lisbon government's failure to push through its austerity measures on Wednesday.

IFA consolidator Perspective Financial Group has raised £10.6m for further acquisitions as it aims to add to the 20 business it has already purchased.

The relaxation of VCT investment criteria announced in yesterday's Budget will spark a number of new AIM VCT launches, says Oliver Bedford, manager of the Hargreave Hale AIM VCTs.