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Henderson's chief executive Andrew Formica has teamed up with Nichola Pease and a range of asset managers to launch an initiative to get young people in the UK work experience - and potentially jobs - in the City.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) should get an independent body such as an accountancy firm to review the success of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), Zurich's head of government and industry affairs team Matt Connell has said.

Hornbuckle Mitchell has launched a sole trustee self-invested personal pension (SIPP) to the adviser market.

The Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) has had its Diploma in Financial Planning accredited at Level 6 by qualifications regulator Ofqual.

Aviva has added discretionary fund manager London & Capital's (L&C's) 13 portfolios to its platform.

Axa is considering allowing small firms access to its Self Investor service, which lets advisers provide a restricted direct-to-consumer proposition to clients.

Retirement Planner's round up of the top pension stories this week.

Awareness of auto-enrolment among intermediaries has improved since 2012, but knowledge gaps still remain among small business advisers, The Pensions Regulator (TPA)has said.

In this week's quick fire poll we ask: Would you like to see 'defined ambition' pensions?

Wealth manager The Inspire Group has said it plans to acquire some 20 IFA businesses over the next 18 months, with the aim of accumulating assets in excess of £1bn and making it a major player in the IFA sector.