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The senior regulator who will be in charge of supervising banks has warned that institutions will still be allowed to fail, despite more rigorous oversight of the businesses under the new regime.

Fidelity's new hire Jeremy Podger has backed Google as one of several changes to the Global Special Situations fund, in spite of the sell-off following the tech giant's bungled Q3 earnings release.

UK dividend payments hit another record high in Q3 2012, the latest figures from Capita have revealed, although the mood was soured somewhat as it warned it will be "much harder" to make progress in 2013.

Nationwide is considering making a bid for the 316 bank branches that Royal Bank of Scotland has been forced to sell, according to reports.

The double-dip recession which has plagued the UK for the first half of 2012 should officially end later this week, economists are predicting, as the impact of the Olympics and the Jubilee kick-in.

Albion Ventures has launched a top up scheme seeking to raise up to £15m across six of its venture capital trusts (VCTs).

Platform giant Skandia's sales force is understood to be facing a significant reduction in numbers after the group - now known as Old Mutual Wealth - revealed there will be 200 jobs lost across the business.

Graham Ashby has taken over a UK Enhanced Income fund at Ignis, targeting a yield of up to 9%.

Bank of Scotland has been fined £4.2m by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for failing to keep accurate mortgage records.

Schroders' Nick Kirrage, co-manager of the £1.1bn Income fund, looks beyond the headlines in troubled Europe and finds some surprises in the region's hard numbers.