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MPs have branded the RDR an over-budget ‘fiasco' with a string of unintended consequences, and suggested it needs a re-think before implementation.

Former Park Row sales and marketing director Carey Shakespeare has joined Brooks Macdonald Asset Management (BMAM) as head of marketing.

Servicing ETFs is becoming more complex as the market continues to grow in popularity and as the number of funds on offer rises, State Street says.

Hugh Hendry has hit out at Hargreaves Lansdown for axing his Eclectica Agriculture fund from its Wealth 150 list, labelling the group's reasons for removing the fund as ‘mystifying'.

The "most arduous" thing qualified advisers are likely to have to do to be RDR compliant by 1 January 2013 is "read a chapter in a textbook", the CII says.

Societe Generale Private Banking (SGPB) Hambros has launched a new platform for intermediaries offering investment and private banking support for high net worth clients.

Just Retirement's group sales hit £1bn for the first time during the year ending June 30 2010, which is a 33% year-on-year increase.

The SIX Swiss Exchange has launched its new exchange-traded product (ETPs) segment, allowing for the listing of collateralised exchange-traded securities in a section separate to ETFs.

London recovered from an early blip in early trading on Tuesday as investors get ready for tomorrow's comprehensive Spending Review.

Women aged over 51 have accrued less than £38,000 on average in retirement savings, compared to almost £55,000 saved by men, a new report warns.