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A new tool has been launched to help advisers find out how eServices could help them streamline their businesses.

Germany has agreed to give the EU's €440bn (£383bn) bail-out fund permanent status rather than letting it expire in 2013 as planned.

Many wealth managers are lacking the required qualifications to meet RDR standards and are confused about 'independent' and 'restricted' advice labels, research suggests.

F&C recorded a £78m net inflow into its onshore fund range in the third quarter.

A poor session in Asia this morning and unconvincing display on Wall Street overnight weighed on the FTSE 100 as it opened four points down at 5,673.

Cash strapped councils will increasingly shunt costs for long-term care to users and the NHS, according to Laing & Buisson.

RBS has appointed Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to oversee the flotation of its insurance business.

The FSA is warning investors and IFAs to beware of an e-mail swindle in which scammers pretend to be watchdog chairman Lord Adair Turner.

Skandia predicts consumers will turn to Maximum Investment Plans(MIP) as changes to tax relief drive investors away from pensions.

The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII) would consider expanding to include protection advisers it has revealed.