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Investment management firm Heartwood has inked deals with a host of platforms as it looks to gain traction in the IFA market with a new investment proposition.

Investors could be faced with a plethora of fund charging models post-RDR as well as higher overall costs and ‘premium' prices for a top tier of better performing funds or specialist mandates.

With tuition fees rising, saving for a child's university expenses has taken on new significance, writes Standard Life International's Ian Searle

Standard Life saw a marginal increase in gross inflows into its retail fee business in the three months to 30 September, as global financial markets volatility stunted investor sentiment.

Danish pension scheme ATP has revealed the details of NOW Pensions, the multi-employer trust it said can rival the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST).

Current economic conditions mean 6% of adults aged 45-65 believe they will never retire, according to research by Standard Life.

Standard Life has added its voice to growing calls for workers to be auto-enrolled into individual savings accounts (ISAs).

Standard Life is suing insurers including ACE European Group for £100m over claims its policy should have covered a loss on asset-backed securities triggered by the collapse of Lehman Brothers.

Support services provider threesixty's profits were dented in 2010 following its takeover by Standard Life and an increase in staff costs.

Standard Life has revealed it is working with the National Employment Savings Trust to integrate the scheme into its proposition to clients ahead of auto-enrolment.