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Prudential has reported a 25% fall in the sale of its with-profits bonds, which it attributes to a fall in the number of bank advisers who were major distributors of the product.

A tool designed to help advisers project-manage their employer clients through auto-enrolment - and set an appropriate fee for doing so - has been launched by Scottish Widows.

Neil Woodford has warned investors in his £1.3bn Edinburgh Investment trust that the recent period of strong performance is unlikely to continue if the Federal Reserve tapers bond purchases.

Royal London is expected to announce the sale of its offshore wealth unit 360 to private equity group Vitruvian Partners, according to reports

Pension PlayPen has launched a free comparison tool to rate and compare quotes from all the main pension providers.

Barclays' head of compliance Sir Hector Sants will not be returning to the banking group after taking three months' leave in October due to stress.

The Bank of England has sharply revised its unemployment forecasts but emphasised this does not mean it is guaranteed to hike rates once the 7% threshold is reached.

Charles Gregson, chairman of St. James's Place, is stepping down from his role at the end of the year to be replaced by Sarah Bates.

Liberty SIPP has reduced its offering to a single self-invested personal pension (SIPP) - Liberty Option SIPP.

Jupiter chief executive Edward Bonham Carter is to join the board of Land Securities as a non-executive director next year.