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Symponia is calling for life offices who sold pre-funded long-term care plans to help families of policyholders track down forgotten or unknown policies.

Insurers have warned against "distracting" the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) from its original purpose by lifting government-imposed restrictions.

Legal & General (L&G) has appointed Simon Gadd as chief risk officer, and Kerrigan Procter as managing director of the group's annuities business.

Advisers need to look at the product first and the client second when they are doing due diligence to meet the "very high" standards the Financial Services Authority (FSA) expects, according to Regulatory Legal, a law firm specialising in financial services...

A group of consumer organisations, employers and trades unions have demanded that the government lifts the restrictions on the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST).

The Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) has directed the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to fine Swift Trade, a non-FSA authorised Canadian company with global operations, £8m for market abuse.

Rupert Robinson, former chief executive of Schroders UK Private Bank, has joined Signia Wealth to spearhead the company's expansion plans.

The number of assets in underperforming 'dog' funds has more than halved since last summer, but more than £12bn remains stuck in such offerings, according to Bestinvest's latest 'Spot the Dog' list.

Majedie Asset Management has launched a UK Income fund for manager Chris Reid.

Threadneedle and Schroders are among the City firms that have been approached about buying a stake in the 316 Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) branches the bank has put up for sale, according to reports.