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Infamous financier Allen Stanford has been sentenced to 110 years in prison for orchestrating a $7bn (£4.5bn) Ponzi scheme.

The Bank of England (BoE) is to launch new stimulus packages in a bid to get the economy moving again.

Standard Life has restructured its top tier management team, with Paul Matthews taking additional responsibility for the firm's European operations.

Pension providers are split on whether bosses or insurers have responsibility for holding employee contributions during auto-enrolment opt-out periods.

The government has confirmed its plans to force banks to ring-fence their retail operations, as well as other measures recommended by the Independent Commission on Banking (ICB).

The Connaught Asset Management board has proposed winding up the suspended Connaught Income Series 2 offshore fund.

Sesame is facing an Financial Services Authority (FSA) complaint over allegedly negligent advice given by a member firm.

Focusing on simple messages will be a key part of ensuring the success of auto-enrolment, pension minister Steve Webb says.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has called on firms and individuals to tell them about bad behaviour within the marketplace to strengthen the regulator.

Barclays Corporate & Employer Solutions (C&ES) has linked with Aegon to supply corporate protection products to its entrepreneurial and small and medium sized business clients.