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The Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority has opened up a consultation process on the state's proposed rule changes which will update and strengthen the regulatory regime for (re)insurance business aligning it more closely with international best...

Towry has added to a growing list of new arrivals, as the firm plans to expand through acquisitions following an aborted float.

The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed it will create an ‘automatic transfer' system for small pots of less than £10,000, allowing workers to take their pensions with them from job to job.

Skandia has launched a critical illness (CI) product as many advisers "re-prioritise" protection following changes to retail investment advice made after the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

Novia has warned its users that basic errors like failing to use a client's full ISA allowance could lead to legal action from increasingly aggressive claims management companies (CMCs).

The Treasury has warned an independent Scotland could have dire implications for sterling, leaving the UK pound vulnerable to speculators.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has intervened in a test case in which the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is accused of mis-selling interest rate swaps.

Tesco is awaiting regulatory approval to launch an online annuity comparison service, though it does not plan to launch own-brand annuity products.

Wealth manager Mattioli Woods has acquired the pension administration business of Ashcourt Rowan in a deal which could be worth more than £1.3m.

The FTSE 100 continued to recover today as banks lifted the index higher on signs that some of the instability in Europe is coming to an end.