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Zurich UK Life has recruited 20 staff from rival platforms as it prepares to launch its retail platform later this year.

The number of women claiming sickness benefits is rising much faster than for men according to analysis of Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) statistics by Legal & General.

Plans to introduce a code of conduct forcing pension fund management fees to be disclosed to savers in a simple "pounds and pence" format may actually end up costing lower-paid members more, industry figures have warned.

Fund inflows in September were at their lowest level since the credit crunch hit markets in October 2008, while quarterly figures were down two thirds on last year, according to the latest figures from the Investment Management Association (IMA).

Italian MPs became embroiled in a punch-up in parliament after a party leader's wife was dragged into the debate about pension reform.

A row has broken out over the use of trusts to avoid long term care (LTC) fees after a BBC investigation.

Jim Rogers has welcomed last night's eurozone deal, saying the size of the haircut for Greek bondholders was much higher than he had expected.

Silver ETCs are gaining interest and the metal could perform well as economic factors boost its growth, according to ETF Securities.

The Association of International Medical Insurance Providers (AIMIP) has agreed a deal to help cut fraud throughout the private medical insurance (PMI) sector.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has proposed a new set of rules to ensure banks and building societies check customers are eligible for insurance products before selling them packaged accounts.