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Underwriting will become the "norm rather than the exception" in annuity business in the future, potentially creating a more varied pensions market, Prudential's head of business development has claimed.

Thesis Asset Management is developing a series of direct securities model portfolios for investors with a minimum investment amount of £25,000.

National advisory firm Bellpenny has selected insurer Zurich as its lead integrated platform provider.

A businessman who amassed a £100m fortune through mis-selling credit card protection products showed contempt for the seven million affected victims yesterday.

US stock exchanges halted all trading in companies listed on the Nasdaq on Thursday after a "serious" technical issue stopped it from quoting share prices accurately.

Better-than-expected data from China and the Eurozone helped the FTSE 100 rebound from a three-day sell-off that saw the index hit a six-week low earlier this week.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is considering whether it will pay compensation to those invested through the troubled self invested personal pension (SIPP) operator HD Administrators (HDA).

Tina Weeks is growing her Serenity Financial Planning firm by bringing on board two more advisers and a paraplanner.

RSM Tenon group has appointed administrators and has suspended its shares following an announcement this morning that a takeover deal by Baker Tilly has fallen through.

Ignis Asset Management is preparing to expand its product range as it reports profits for the first half of the year were unchanged from H1 2012.