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Aberdeen's Hugh Young and his Asia Pacific team have won OBSR's Outstanding Fund Manager award.

The FTSE 100 opened at 5,494 this morning, sliding 0.18% down in early trading despite a surge in M&A activity.

HMRC is facing accusations it cannot cope with the new 50p rate of income tax.

An FSA consultation paper detailing how it intends to collect data from firms as part of its pre- and post-RDR supervisory agenda has been delayed until Q1 next year.

The global economic recovery is slowing faster than forecast, but a return to recession is unlikely, according to the OECD.

Nicolas Sarkozy says there is "no question" of anyone "distorting" his pension reforms after more than a million people took to the streets in protest.

Advisers are optimistic about the future of the income protection (IP) market despite overwhelmingly expecting fewer IFAs to be practising in the sector and fewer products being available, new research says.

Banks and miners have powered the FTSE to a four-month high in afternoon trading after the Bank of England held interest rates at their historical lows.

Over 80% of IFAs have predicted annuity rates will drop over the next five years, according to a survey from MGM Advantage.

Institute of Fiscal Studies director Robert Chote has been selected as the preferred chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).