The director-general of the Institute of Directors (IoD) has hit out at the pay packages received by bankers.

Aegon has signed a deal with discretionary fund manager (DFM) London & Capital (L&C), making a range of the DFM's multi-asset portfolios available via the provider's platform.

A suite of simple products designed to help consumers navigate the financial services market is to include a whole-of-life insurance plan.

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High and opaque charges are harming savers with defined contribution (DC) pension schemes, according to the Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP).

Lloyds Banking Group expects to raise about £520m from the sale of part of its stake in wealth manager St James's Place (SJP).

The asset management division of Close Brothers, comprising both advised and managed solutions for clients, turned a profit in the six months to February thanks partly to a 6% increase in overall assets under management.

Labour has been accused of playing "cynical party games" ahead of a House of Commons debate and vote on plans for a ‘mansion tax'.

A public vote on which of four financial products is potentially most harmful to consumers closes this week.

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