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In one of his final interviews before retiring from Westminster, John Greenway MP took time with Owain Thomas to issue a few parting shots and reminisce about two decades combining politics and insurance

In periods of uncertainty many investors buy into large cap stocks, confident that the world's biggest businesses are best placed to weather whatever storm is brewing. But large caps have many more characteristics.

With the number of propositions soaring and the FSA issuing strict guidance, advisers need to carry out careful due diligence when picking the right platform for clients, writes Skandia's Jeremy Mugridge.

Courtiers'director and CIO Gary Reynolds explains why investors should not turn their backs on UK equities.

Property values may have increased by 106% in the past decade but inheritance tax thresholds have not. Jonathan Gain of Stellar Asset Management looks at why IHT planning should be a high priority for clients of all ages

Hugo Thorman, managing director of Ascentric, examines the issue of disclosing costs post-RDR.

AT8's Mark Loosmore reports on Octopus Investment's bespoke contact management system which the firm has honed to maximise customer service.

As ETFs celebrate a decade in Europe, Morningstar associate director Bradley Kay, looks at what the next 10 years will hold.

Proposals for simplification of collective redress procedures in the financial services industry are almost undoubtedly in store, writes Laurence Lieberman, financial disputes partner at law firm Taylor Wessing.

Due to the Nation's poor lifestyle choices diabetes is becoming ever more common, a disease that carries severe underwriting penalties. Fergus Bescoby explains