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Half of insurers are now offering some form of HIV Life Assurance, up from 35% last year, according to medical financial advisers Unusual Risks.

In this week's Retirement Planner quick fire poll we want to know if you think flexible drawdown is the next mis-selling scandal.

Retirement Planner's round up of the top pensions stories of the week.

The FSA has confirmed its proposed ban on legacy commission in a widely-expected move.

Prime minister David Cameron and German chancellor Angela Merkel are set to clash over a proposed financial transaction tax on Friday.

Unemployment has risen to 2.62 million people over the past quarter according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures released today.

M&G bond fund manager Mike Riddell has warned the crisis in Europe has taken a turn for the worse after bond yields in core European countries rocketed yesterday.

International credit rating agency Standard & Poor's has lowered its sovereign ratings for the Isle of Man and Guernsey to AA+.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has criticised the Financial Services Authority's vision for simplified advice and called for a "triage" system to assess investors' suitability for the service.

An undercover investigation has revealed widespread poor and misleading advice from financial advisers at some of the highstreet's biggest name banks.