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Society of Later Life Advisers (SOLLA) has taken a 'strategic decision' to accept all advisers who achieve the Later Life Adviser Accreditation (LLAA) as members.

Consumer attitudes towards financial services businesses have changed irreversibly, the chief executive of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has said.

Zurich has appointed a new leadership team for its board following last month's resignation of Josef Ackermann over the death of the company's chief financial officer Pierre Wauthier.

An amendment to the Care Bill mandating local authorities to refer people approaching care to regulated financial advisers - a proposal originally thrown out by parliament - is to be re-submitted in revised form for consideration by MPs.

Mutual life and investment group LV= has reported a drop in sales of 14% for the first half of the year, despite seeing a hike in group pre-tax profit of 144%.

A quarter of Brits are relying on inheritance to fund their retirement yet do not realise that one million homes have been sold to pay for care fees in recent years, NFU Mutual has warned.

Axa UK has appointed Bertrand Poupart-Lafarge as the UK group's chief financial officer.

Europe's insurers spent as much as €9bn keeping pace with a barrage of regulatory changes imposed on the industry in the years following the financial crisis, according to a report by Deloitte.

Friendly society Engage Mutual has appointed Peter Burrows as its chief executive.

The chairman of Zurich insurance group has resigned days after the apparent suicide of chief financial officer Pierre Wauthier.