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Ignis Asset Management saw profits fall by 6% and AUM come down nearly £5bn in 2012, as the renegotiation of its joint venture deals impacted the business in a "year of significant change".

Christian Gardner, investment analyst at StructuredProductReview.com, compares four kick-out plans from different providers.

Jamie Smith, chairman of the UK Structured Products Association, asks: Is it time the consumer press were made more accountable for their coverage of structured products?

The Professional Adviser International Fund and Product Awards are currently in the process of accepting entries from firms active in the international financial services sector. The awards are in recognition of providers striving to meet cross-border...

The head of the incoming Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has suggested the new body will adopt a less aggressive tone than its predecessor and will instead seek to "have a dialogue" with the companies and individuals it regulates.

Adviser support group Tenet is extending its offer of permanent run-off cover to the wider market.

Restricted network Personal Touch Financial Services (PTFS) has rooted out about 200 investment and pension "dabblers" after evaluating their value and risk to the business.

Pension providers will now have to include the impact of inflation in personal pension illustrations after the Financial Services Authority (FSA) released its final rules on the issue.

Standard Life Wealth (SLW) has opened an office in Bristol as a hub for its south west operations.

More than a dozen pension schemes are undertaking medically underwritten bulk annuity deals with Partnership, after the first two ‘enhanced buy-ins' were completed by the insurer last year.