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The FTSE 100 has surged in afternoon trading - rising over 100 points - as hopes mount US politicians will agree a deal on the country's sprawling budget deficit.

MoretoSIPPs principal John Moret says the FCA places "unreasonable" responsibilities on SIPP providers when many of the issues the industry faces are advice based.

A couple is pursuing national IFA firms Positive Solutions and 2plan Wealth Management for what they claim was negligent advice to invest in high risk unregulated investments - including using money they had received from a critical illness (CI) payout....

Standard Life has unveiled its unbundled pricing structure, which will include a discount for some advised clients.

David Jane, founder of Darwin Investment Managers, has shared his top picks for a diversified portfolio amid growing fears investors are becoming too concentrated in some sectors.

M&G's Graham French has told investors last year was one of the toughest periods of his career as his fund underperformed amid a torrid time for commodities.

Fidelity's Teera Chanpongsang is to hand over the group's onshore Emerging Asia fund on 1 November as he prepares to take over the £2.1bn South East Asia OEIC.

Self-invested personal pension (SIPP) providers have been warned against investing in alternative assets by a high profile lawyer.

Fidelity is to spend £250m across its UK platform business over the next five years as part of a plan to enhance its open architecture proposition and dominate the distribution landscape.

The country's top rate of tax has dropped from the fifth to 11th highest in the European Union, according to KPMG.