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Prudential has reported operating profits for 2012 of £2.5bn, up 25% on the previous year.

A suite of simple products designed to help consumers navigate the financial services market is to include a whole-of-life insurance plan.

The Daniel Stewart Mercury Forex Currency Fund is set to start trading in April 2013. Aimed at expert and institutional investors, the Gibraltar-based fund has been launched in conjunction with Swiss firm, Mercury Forex.

Schroders' head of UK equities Richard Buxton has been snapping up shares in St James's Place which are being sold by the group's parent Lloyds, according to reports.

Tony Stenning, head of UK retail business at BlackRock, on the rise of risk-rated fund of funds investing in index strategies or ETFs...

Brooks Macdonald's acquisition of Spearpoint helped drive a 44% rise in FUM in the second half of last year, although the firm continues to count the cost of RDR.

The government has opened the applications process for consumer bodies representing small and medium sized (SMEs) businesses to become 'super complainants' to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Asian shares took a breather on Wednesday, struggling for traction as some investors locked in profits from the markets' recent rally while a bit of yen strength capped the upside for Japanese stocks.

Britain is on track for a triple dip recession, one of the nation's leading forecasters has signalled, as new figures on the UK's manufacturing industry dealt a blow to recovery hopes and sent sterling crashing to a fresh two-and-a-half year low.

In this week's quick fire poll we ask: Have you seen a surge of clients interested in investing in commercial property?