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Collins Stewart has acquired Surrey-based IFA and private client wealth manager Andersen Charnley for an initial £5m.

BP will not pay dividends for the remainder of the year as it has to put $20bn (£13.5bn) in a compensation fund for victims of the Gulf oil spill.

The new Government has announced plans for a total shake-up of finanical services regulation to conclude in 2012, which is also the deadline for IFAs to meet RDR requirements.

Developers of a new platform comparison service claim it will render the debate on rebates "academic" and increase market competition.

Fidelity's Tom Stevenson discusses the ‘distressing' element of today's unemployment figures and why the Chancellor is walking a tightrope ahead of the Budget.

Chancellor George Osborne should focus on fixing mortgages, banking and the later life market, the Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP) says.

A total of 26% of borrowers took a fixed rate mortgage in May, which is the highest level since October 2009.

Advisers and industry leaders have expressed surprise over news Chris Cummings is to step down as director general of AIFA, as well as mixed reviews of his tenure.

Cofunds believes there is still time to influence the FSA and prevent a proposed ban on fund manager rebates and bundled charges as the regulator's response to the discussion paper is set to be delayed until September.

Chris Cummings is to leave the trade association in August, but who would you like to see as his replacement?