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A series of workshops designed to give adviser firms actionable ideas on transitioning legacy assets has been launched.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has said it is still investigating whether investors who put money into troubled unregulated scheme Harlequin Property via firms that have now failed are eligible for compensation.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said firms must do more to ensure advertisements do not mislead consumers after it found 227 cases of non-compliant promotions in the consumer credit sector.

Government plans to offer independent guidance to all retirees do not go far enough because retirement needs are too complex, argues St James's Place (SJP).

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned of a fraudster contacting consumers pretending to be an authorised IFA.

Most pensions schemes plan to offer members more help at retirement than is proposed under the government's guidance guarantee, according to a consultant.

Legal & General (L&G), the country's biggest pension fund manager, has confirmed the end of its Association of British Insurers (ABI) membership.

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Insurer Prudential's UK life business has posted a 10% rise in operating profits as sales switched from annuities to income drawdown, its interim results have shown.