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Schroders is launching a strategic bond fund for former GLG fixed income star Gareth Isaac and head of global macro Bob Jolly.

UK oil leviathan BP today announced its first dividend hike since it resumed payouts a year ago, after revealing profits had soared in the fourth quarter of 2011.

The number of people earning more than £100,000 per year who use financial advisers has halved since 2008, according to AT Kearney.

Ascentric saw net new assets rise 8% in 2011 after 226 extra adviser firms signed up to the Royal London-owned wrap.

Advisers with clients exposed to boiler room brokerage Sky Capital have begun enquiries into compensation, IFAonline understands.

The mortality rate in England and Wales continued to improve last year, prompting actuaries to warn of a knock-on effect on pensions.

Cirencester friendly has warned that the government's continued welfare reforms prove relying solely the State for support is a "fool's paradise" and urged the protection industry to push this point across.

Dozens of soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan without taking out life insurance while thousands more have served active duty without cover, it has been revealed.

A website providing details of online financial advice offerings has been launched.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) must force pension providers to push retirees towards specialist annuity advice, the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has said.