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ETF investors ploughed money into riskier assets last week following news of the Eurozone deal and despite recent developments, interest in high yield and corporate bond ETFs remains.

Britons are leaving mortgages worth £245bn unprotected, according to new research.

More than one million under-40s are struggling to cope with debt, leaving them unable to build up assets in the same way as previous generations,according to the Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS).

Ascentric is launching a direct-to-consumer (D2C) platform for adviser clients early next year.

Stress is a bigger absence problem for businesses than acute medical conditions such as cancer, Group Risk Development (Grid) has found.

Half of co-habitating Britons do not have any life insurance and many could not afford a funeral if their partner or spouse died, new research has found.

The government could to save almost £1bn if it altered the way in which it indexes state pensions.

Auto-enrolment will force small employers to reduce benefits and potentially freeze recruitment to meet rising pension costs, trade bodies have warned.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has set up a multi-employer pension scheme for its members in preparation for auto-enrolment.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme looks set to stump up $10m to allow a controlled liquidation of Lifemark after the main contender for a rescue of the fund pulled out.