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Aegon UK has appointed Richard Dallas as director of marketing and transformation, a role which will see him spearhead the development of the company's platform business.

A 74-year-old IFA has put his retirement plans on hold to contest a £250,000 mis-selling case levelled by a claims management company (CMC) - relating to advice given almost a quarter of a century ago.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has begun the process of dealing with claims from clients of failed spreadbetting firm Worldspreads.

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Pension tax treatment is "hard to justify" and could generate the necessary revenue for long-term care reform according to research.

Pensioners' incomes have grown faster since 1999 than those of working age people, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has said.

Wrap platforms are potentially "misleading" advisers by claiming their cash accounts facilitate adviser charging, according to Skandia.

Sense Network has said it made a profit of £310,000 for the 12 months ended 31 May, an increase of almost 30% on the previous year.

Insurer Aviva's core protection products are to be made available to Tesco Bank customers after the companies agreed a five-year deal.