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Former Lighthouse executive chairman David Hickey has been appointed Moneygate Group's new chairman.

It should be mandatory for small self-administered pension schemes to have a professional trustee to avoid potential devastating tax charges, a provider has said.

Almost two in five consumers do not know what an annuity is, according to research from adviser website Unbiased.

Former director of Co-op Bank Roger Gorvin has written to the chief executive of its parent company, accusing it of unethical behaviour in its planned rescue deal.

Hargreaves Lansdown has said it expects to introduce its new pricing model for funds in "early 2014" as it reported pre-tax profits of £195.2m, a jump of 28%.

Small businesses mis-sold interest rate hedging products by high street banks have so far accepted £500,000 in compensation but the figure is likely to rise significantly, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said.

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The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) received more complaints about Phoenix Life than any other life and pensions provider in the six months to 30 June 2013.

Axa Wealth has announced that former Skandia strategy manager Kate Randall-Coles is to take over from Graham Bentley as the head of fund group relations.