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Apple, the world's largest company, saw its shares break through $700 for the first time ever overnight after it revealed it had received a huge number of pre-orders for the new iPhone.

The boss of a futures brokerage has pleaded guilty to embezzling over $100m from 24,000 customers in the US state of Iowa.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is to begin sending application forms to customers of Pritchard Stockbrokers Limited in the comings weeks so they can claim compensation.

The government is to re-examine plans for a £140 flat rate state pension amid worries about the potential political fallout.

Architas is offering the option to map its funds to the Distribution Technology (DT) risk profiling scale.

A law firm considering taking action against administrator Grant Thornton on behalf of former Honister Capital advisers has decided not to pursue the case.

Jacqueline Lockie, training manager at the Association of Investment Companies (AIC), has outlined seven questions private investors should be asking their advisers in the run up to the retail distribution review (RDR).

Zurich's retail platform is to launch in November following a 16-firm pilot.

Despite negative press, structured products still form part of many wealth managers' portfolios. Joanna Faith looks into their appeal...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that well-known business icons including Theo Paphitis and Karren Brady are among the celebrities to help promote auto-enrolment through an advertising campaign.