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Standard Life and Zurich are two of the major winners in this year's International Fund and Product Awards organised by Professional Adviser.

One IFA has begun charging broker consultants £150 plus VAT for one hour of their time. But do they take him up on it?

House buyers could be refused mortgages under new Bank of England powers to be unveiled tonight by George Osborne.

A new fund management company is being launched offering advisory firms an equity stake in the business in return for introducing their clients' assets.

Senior Jupiter managers Tony Nutt, Philip Gibbs, Edward Bonham Carter and John Chatfeild-Roberts will together own almost 14% of the group following the IPO, valuing their stake at more than £105m.

The FTSE started the day positively buoyed by a strong start for bank stocks and increased hopes of a global recovery.

George Osborne will today set out plans for the biggest shake-up of economic regulation since 1997.

Jelf Group has reported an 8% increase in revenues for its wealth management arm in the six months to 31 March, despite reducing its adviser workforce during a "challenging" economic climate.

Robin Geffen, the leader of the revolt against Prudential's $35.5bn bid for AIA, has labelled the insurer's bosses "petty-minded" after claming he is being frozen out of talks with management following the collapse of the deal.

Pension providers are seeing a rise in lump-sum contributions to retirement funds ahead of the Budget, amid concerns the Chancellor will push ahead with plans to cut higher rate tax relief.