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Trade association, the IFA Centre, has taken on two new member firms.

The continued squeeze on liquidity in the corporate bond market could lead to the closure of larger funds to investors and even cause parts of the corporate bond and gilt markets to shut down.

The former head of JPMorgan Cazenove, Naguib Kheraj, has emerged as one of the frontrunners to succeed Bob Diamond as chief executive of Barclays.

Aviva has extended cover on its critical illness (CI) policies with benefits for additional conditions, ABI+ definitions and child cover.

Bosses at Barclays, including outgoing chairman Marcus Agius, have written to staff to calm fears over the LIBOR scandal, telling them other banks face similar punishments.

Latest forecasts suggest the economy will return to growth over the next six months, boosted by falling inflation and a pick-up in consumer spending.

Head of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) Lord Turner is expected to be criticised by MPs today over the watchdog's slow reaction to LIBOR abuses, according to reports.

Labour's latest policy document on pension charges is "hugely misleading" and ill-timed ahead of the launch of auto-enrolment, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

Aegon has released details of its post-RDR commission pipeline for products on which the advice process is fully completed by 30 December.

There are huge opportunities for financial advisers to speak to clients about equity release, according to research by Just Retirement.