Standard Life's reputation will have taken a hit as a result of its handling of the Sterling Fund issue as adviser confidence in the group has been seriously eroded despite its expected pay-out of £100m.

Wizard Learning has added audiovisual presentation features to its online course designed to aid advisers studying for the CII J05 Pensions income options diploma exam.

An average male coming up to retirement who has invested in a Scottish Widows with-profits personal pension policy over 20 years will see £10,000 wiped off the value of his fund compared to the same time last year.

Prudential UK has appointed Simon Webb as commercial manager in its Corporate Solutions team.

The continuing growth of the SIPP market proves many UK investors have "little choice" but to take greater responsibility for their pension, John Moret says.

The Association of IFAs (AIFA) is calling on the adviser community to "unite and respond" to "potentially damaging" proposals to increase firm's regulatory capital.

Mervyn King, the Governor of the Bank of England, has admitted the UK economy is in a "deep recession."

Sir James Crosby, deputy chairman of the FSA, has stepped down from his post with the regulator, following recent criticism over his performance during his time as chief executive of HBoS.

Standard Life's £100m payment to those invested in its Pension Sterling fund may not be enough to completely close the matter, according to Hargreaves Lansdown's Nigel Callaghan.

The Court-approved informal Landsbanki Creditors' Committee has praised the Administrators, Deloitte, for 'doing a first class job' in trying to recover lost assets at its first full meeting.