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Annuities sales at Aviva were down 33% in the first nine months of the year however its UK life operation returned to growth in the third quarter, interim results show.

The operators of twenty-eight of the UK's largest investment platforms are forming the UK Platform Group in the aim to more fully represent the industry.

The government should consider scrapping the state pension to avoid national debt reaching unmanageable levels, argues a think tank.

Three employers have been issued fixed penalties of £400 in The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) first use of fines for failures related to auto-enrolment.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is to launch a criminal inquiry into Tesco after its accounting failure led the firm to overstate profits by £263m, according to reports.

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Yorkshire Building Society £4.1m for failings when dealing with its mortgage customers experiencing payment difficulties.

Former Schroders manager Julie Dean is to join former Cazenove colleagues Chris Rice and Tim Russell at Sanditon Asset Management.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has begun criminal proceedings against broker Noel Cryan in connection with the manipulation of the London inter-bank offered rate (LIBOR).