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Standard Life Investments' Global Absolute Return Strategies (GARS) range has passed the £30bn mark, according to the firm.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is reviewing gold benchmarks as part of a probe into how global rates are set, according to reports.

US investment banking giant J.P. Morgan Chase has agreed a mammoth $13bn (£8bn) settlement in relation to sales of residential mortgage-backed securities which contributed to the financial crisis.

The home of former chairman of Co-op Bank, Paul Flowers, has been searched for drugs by West Yorkshire Police.

Consumers are oblivious to the 'bigger industry picture' and are easy targets for unregulated 'advisers' who sell them risky products while collecting commission, an IFA has warned.

More than one in ten couples over the age of 40 have never discussed their retirement plans with each other, according to research from Prudential.

In this week's quick-fire poll: Does the planned cap on annual management charges (AMC) for pension schemes risk bringing an "artificial" element to the market, as Scottish Life has warned?

Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pension stories this week.

Randeep Somel has revealed his plan to steer the M&G Global Basics fund back to the top of the performance tables, telling investors "no-one else does this kind of portfolio".

A suspected boiler room has had an unlimited worldwide asset freezing order placed upon it by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) after a High Court judge agreed that First Capital Wealth Limited (FCW) posed a serious risk to consumers.