Brewin Dolphin

Total income at Brewin Dolphin for the final three months of 2012 fell by 5% on the quarter as trail income fell ahead of RDR implementation.

After a strong run in equity markets, with the FTSE soaring through 6,100 in the first month of 2013, could history repeat itself via a pullback or even a full-blown correction in the spring months?

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The UK's biggest advice firms have been accused of failing to adequately inform potential clients whether they provide independent or restricted advice.

A Brewin Dolphin broker sparked a brawl after discovering a colleague was having an affair with his fiancé, a court has heard.

Brewin Dolphin's discretionary funds rose 16.7% to £18.2bn at 30 September 2012, up from £15.6bn the year before.

The election of Shinzō Abe as Japanese prime minister could be the catalyst for the region to outperform after years of flagging returns, prompting asset allocators to review their underweight exposure to the country.

Brewin Dolphin has appointed COO Henry Algeo as group managing director, a role that will see him heading up the group's investment management offering.

David McCorkell, head of investment management at Brewin Dolphin, has retired with immediate effect.

Clive Beagles, manager of the £1.3bn JO Hambro Capital Management UK Equity Income fund, is continuing to back UK domestic names, throwing his weight behind unpopular "market laggards" Tesco and Halfords.