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Royal London has reported new business sales up 12% so far in 2011, driven higher by strong performance of its international arm, Royal London 360.

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Wealth manager AFH Financial Group has acquired three Midlands-based IFA businesses for £371,500.

Almost half (46%) of women over 40 who live with a partner do not have a pension according to research by Prudential.

Morningstar has upgraded Dublin-based Veritas Global Equity Income and Veritas Global Focus funds from Superior to Elite.

The chief executive officer of part-nationalised British lender Lloyds Banking Group, Antonio Horta-Osorio, is taking a leave of absence for health reasons, a source with knowledge of the matter said according to reports.

Standard Life saw a marginal increase in gross inflows into its retail fee business in the three months to 30 September, as global financial markets volatility stunted investor sentiment.

International investment management firm, Baring Asset Management, has appointed Tom Mann as an investment manager in its International and World Equities team.

Financial services group St James's Place (SJP) recorded a 13% increase in sales to £154m in the third quarter, it said today.

GHC Fund Management has launched its Resilient range of OEICs on the Novia platform.