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Investment
The biggest fall in consumer spending since 1981 saw US economic growth shrink by 6.2% in the final three months of 2008, far sharper than forecast.
27 February 2009
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Protection
Legal & General (L&G) has put together a team of specialists to help smaller advisers write more protection business.
27 February 2009
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Investment
Cuts in pension staff will be "key" to a restructuring at Legal & General (L&G), the insurer says.
27 February 2009
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Offshore Investment
Gartmore has appointed Nigel Davies as supporting manager and analyst on its offshore AlphaGen EtaCas fund.
27 February 2009
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Your profession
The Government is under pressure to sack Treasury Minister, Lord Myners, who approved a £693,000-a-year pension for former RBS boss Sir Fred Goodwin, despite the bank posting losses of over £24bn.
27 February 2009
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Your profession
Canada Life International Limited (CLI) is expanding its international fund range with the launch of the GHC Resilient funds.
27 February 2009
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Your profession
Popular directory provider 118 118 is using unreliable websites to source "financial advice" it then passes on to consumers using its 'Ask Us Anything' service, an IFAonline investigation has uncovered.
27 February 2009
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Protection
Product innovation in income protection helped drive an 11% rise in policy sales in 2008, the Income Protection Task Force says.
27 February 2009
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Your profession
Scottish Widows increased profits by 6% during 2008, with life and pensions sales driving much of its growth.
27 February 2009
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