Skandia will launch two new technology and healthcare funds to the UK market on Wednesday.

Xalt TV has launched a platform, X-Trustee Services, designed to showcase trust companies from around the world to intermediaries.

Lehman Brothers, the failed investment bank, has asked to enter around 2,400 UK employees into the Pension Protection Fund scheme, reports The Telegraph .

Sesame has signed a five-year deal with 1st - The Exchange to make Exweb the primary portal for members.

SIPPs must appeal to a broad market of mass affluent customers in order to reach their full potential, according to IT solutions provider Mastek.

Recent years have been an exciting period for the Self Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) market with plenty of ups and downs.

We know that A-Day brought flexibility in managing retirement income. Some opportunities were used by advisers, often with great advantage to the client.

FundsNetwork and Cofunds have hit out at Skandia after it suggested three platforms are collecting up to £13m a year in potentially hidden switching charges.

Bahrain's insurance market posted its strongest ever annual growth in 2007, with gross premiums soaring 21% over 2006 levels, according to the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB).

The likelihood of inflation becoming embedded in the UK economy now appears minimal and it could even undershoot the MPC's 2pc target over the medium term, according to Schroders' David Scammell.