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Sotiris Boutsis has assumed control of Fidelity's offshore Global Financial Services fund, replacing Tal Eloya.

Warren Buffett has weighed into Kraft's hostile takeover bid for Cadbury, warning the US giant to not use too much of its stock to finance the proposed £10.4bn deal.

Savers need to readdress their approach to private pensions in 2010 - a year in which the general election will shape the financial landscape, says Informed Choice.

The FTSE was buoyed by big gains by financial stocks this afternoon after a positive note from Deutsche Bank.

John Gummer, Conservative MP and chairman of AIFA, is to step down from his Parliamentary role at the next General Election.

Advisers are the answer to closing Britain's £2.3trn protection gap in 2010, says Direct Life's head of new business Phil Jeynes.

Around 1,000 adviser jobs will be lost in 2010 as firms seek to make their business more profitable, according to Plimsoll.

Banks are increasingly targeting their current account customers with special deals on other products including mortgages, according to Defaqto.

IFAs are backing emerging market and Asian equities for the best returns in 2010, according to research by Henderson New Star.

Nearly half of Singapore investors are positive about future investment prospects, research by Friends Provident International (FPI) suggests.