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IFA technology partner Parmenion has taken over the management of Investment Risk Profiler from Silent Partner.

Seven Investment Management has seen its assets reach £3bn, boosted by investments of nearly £700m in ETFs and £1bn in passive funds overall.

Investors are increasing their exposure to the emerging markets by investing in small cap ETFs tracking the region, according to a report by Standard and Poor's.

Technology provider Cboxx offers a topical twist on an ill-fated British attack on Russian forces during the Crimean War. Are advisers rushing headlong into a financial Valley of Death?

Investors in troubled Keydata-backer Lifemark have been relegated to seventh place in the company's creditors ranking by Norwich & Peterborough (N&P) and CarVal's loan provision.

Wealth levels per person in the UK hit their lowest level for five years in 2008 as a result of the financial crisis, although they have since rebounded.

OPM Fund Management has been running paper versions of a nine-strong risk-rated model portfolio range, which it hopes to begin rolling out to advisers in the first half of 2011.

The FSA this week moved to allay fears interest-only deals will disappear from the market, saying it remains a "sensible" option for some consumers.

The FSA is considering limiting the role brokers play in assessing customers' affordability by simplifying the criteria they currently use.

The recovery in both France and Germany, Europe's largest economies, slowed considerably in the third quarter.