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The Lang Cat's Mark Polson gives details of the Zurich retail platform following his sneak preview at the Scottish Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) Conference yesterday.

F&C has appointed Ross Duncton to spearhead its new direct to consumer push, part of chairman Edward Bramson's strategic review of the business.

Annuity experts have warned customers will face more difficulties as they struggle with advice propositions post RDR.

Skandia will switch to its unbundled platform pricing model on Tuesday 18 December - two weeks before the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) deadline.

Suffolk Life is to acquire around 1,700 plans from rival Pointon York's self-invested personal pension (SIPP) book.

The head of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has proposed an expansion of the organisation's mandate and called for the creation of an "EU retirement savings product".

Standard Life has confirmed it is to cut 139 jobs from across its business.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is stepping up its investigations into taxes potentially underpaid by the directors and senior executives of the UK's largest companies, warns Pinsent Masons, the international law firm.

Some 76% of advisers will use a fee structure in which they charge as a percentage of assets, according to new research.

Sandringham Financial Partners, the restricted national advice proposition backed by Simplybiz chairman Ken Davy, has opened today.