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Moneygate has revealed it spent £100k on due diligence into the failed acquisition of Clarkson Hill, but says it will now take on advisers wishing to join the firm.

Mortgage Brain has bought the TrigoldCrystal Group for £6.8m or an alternate combination of cash, loan notes and shares totalling £9.9m.

Syndicate Asset Management has promoted Mark Cheshire to interim group CEO with immediate effect.

The FTSE had a volatile start to this week's trading as investor fears over the eurozone crisis took hold but the index is now up 0.12% to 5874.

The UK economy will escape a "double dip" next year, but households face a tight squeeze on living standards, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).

The European Central Bank has expressed concerns the Irish Republic's 85bn euro ($112bn; £72bn) bail-out package could affect its ability to provide further support to eurozone members.

In the spirit of the traditional Christmas panto, we have come up with our definitive list of heroes and villains of the pensions world for 2010. Question is: Do you agree with us?

Lloyds Banking Group's outgoing chief executive, Eric Daniels, is to launch a major drive to improve the transparency of the lender's financial products in his last three months in charge.

Lion Fund Management has launched its inaugural mutual fund allowing investors in China to gain exposure to gold-backed ETFs from overseas.

The government has hit problems with the reform of the state pension due to contracting-out and will now delay releasing a consultation paper on it, Ros Altmann, director general of Saga says.