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The Federal Reserve has unleashed a third round of quantitative easing (QE) to support the US economy following a wave of poor data and a weakening labour market.

The Treasury Select Committee (TSC) is to appoint specialist advisers to oversee the drafting of a report by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) into the failure of HBOS.

Skandia Investment Solutions, one of the UK's largest platforms, made a loss of £11m in 2011 as the cost of preparing for the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) impacted the business.

The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) and Imperial College London signed a formal Memorandum of Understanding today, paving the way for the creation of the first specialised masters degree in pensions.

MetLife has pulled out of the fixed term annuity business blaming insufficient returns.

Panacea chief executive Derek Bradley has written to business minister Michael Fallon urging him to consider the financial services sector in his radical new deregulation plan.

The Public Service Pensions Bill 2013 will today be announced in parliament amid controversy over major strike action by unions.

James Hay Partnership has confirmed it is making a concerted push into the small self-administered scheme market with the appointment of Holly Watts as head of SSAS new business development.

The Equity Release Solicitors Alliance (ERSA) and its seven member firms have been admitted to the Equity Release Council.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to begin a widespread advertising push on September 17 using "trusted voices" in the media to gain public support for auto-enrolment.