Artemis, Invesco Perpetual and Neptune have taken the podium in Principal Investment Management's list of the best equity income funds.
The Hong Kong and Shanghai stock exchanges have agreed to cooperate more closely on ETFs and other types of product development to boost mutual growth.
Annuity rates fell by an average of over 1.5% in the latter half of 2009, according to figures from MGM Advantage.
Up to £8bn could exit with-profit bonds over the next three years, according to Skandia.
AWD Chase de Vere has appointed Patrick Connolly as head of communications.
Fortis has partnered with adviser network SimplyBiz.
iShares has unveiled five international sector funds tracking MSCI indices on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
Control of Freedom SIPP has been granted to Mattioli Woods by the scheme's liquidators.
Goldman Sachs' 100 UK-based partners are capping their 2009 pay and bonuses at £1m each.
In London, markets opened lower this morning as fears grew over the impact of banking regulation.