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If the government decides to abolish or alter alternatively secured pensions in the pre-Budget Report, pensioners will be left with no choice but annuities past the age of 75, but are these still a viable proposition?

Edward Jones aims to have 600 offices in the UK by the end of 2011 by recruiting people who want to be both a financial adviser and a stockbroker with control over their own office.

The UK government's gilt issuing policy may not only be affecting annuity values but also the prospects of deferred members of pension schemes which are winding up.

The government recently launched the Openmarket Homebuy scheme aimed at trying to get more key workers and potential first-time buyers onto the property ladder.

UK financial advisers could soon be using their mobile phones in a different way, if patterns seen in the US market are repeated here, says Pyxis Mobile.

Asset allocation is the buzz phrase among investment intermediaries these days, as the emphasis has shifted towards ensuring clients have a balanced portfolio to protect against capital and investment risk.

While half of all sufferers make a full recovery, the remainder can have permanent lung problems. Vanessa Leyland lists the tell-tale signs of sarcoidosis

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