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Former GP Noble trustee Graham Pitcher's application to appeal his eight-year prison sentence has been refused.

Japan's Nikkei has dropped another 2.5% overnight as equity markets move further into the red following a fresh tapering announcement from the US Federal Reserve.

Insurer Zurich paid out on 94% of its critical illness policy claims last year, up from 90% in 2012, latest statistics show.  

National IFA Lighthouse Group is set to launch a pension trust set up for multiple employers as it steps into the auto-enrolment market.

Many financial advisers are still swerving questions about fees one year after the implementation of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), according to an investigation by consumer group Which?

UK funds under management hit a record high in 2013, while sales of equity funds tripled from 2012, Investment Management Association data has revealed.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned former BGC Partners senior executive Anthony Verrier due to concerns over his integrity after he was found to have poached former colleagues from a rival firm.

Advisers are being urged to adopt a phased approach to platform due diligence ahead of the introduction of new obligations on 6 April, with pricing as the least important consideration.

Schroders is to streamline its multi-manager range following the takeover of Cazenove last year, with a number of portfolios to be merged away.

Brewin Dolphin felt the impact of removing trail commission in its latest results, with non-core income falling by 40% in the final quarter of 2013.