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Creative marketing isn't just confined to the multi-billion-pound megabrand industries - financial advisers (and even those with only four members of staff) can get in on the act too.

The newly appointed chief executive of Prudential UK and Europe, Jacqueline Hunt, who was poached from rival Standard Life (SL) earlier in the year, has been awarded shares worth more than £4.3m in compensation for missed bonuses from her former employer....

Leaving the European Union would be "economic suicide" for the UK, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has warned.

St James's Place has selected IFDS to administrate its protection, investments, pensions and collectives business.

Crewe-based Jones Sheridan Financial Consulting has purchased Congleton-based Wealth and Trustee Management, the latest in a string of recent acquisitions.

The number of Personal Finance Society (PFS) members who have qualified for associate, fellowship or chartered status has more than doubled over the last year, reaching 1,570 graduates in the 18 months to June this year.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has welcomed the parliamentary commission on banking standards' (PCBS) recommendations for reforming the banking sector.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has paid out more than £4.5bn compensating almost 230,000 customers of collapsed Icelandic bank Icesave, it has revealed.

Financial secretary to the Treasury Greg Clark has been replaced by Sajid Javid in the government reshuffle.

IFA Willow Financial has been forced into administration over £1.5m in liabilities relating to its Arch Cru advice - but has been bought back by some of its former partners at a knock-down price, and they won't be footing the bill for claims.