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A man has been jailed for claiming his dead father's state pension for more than two decades.

The Court of Appeal has ruled that pension scheme liabilities are prioritised over other unsecured claims when companies collapse.

Lucent Group says the supportive political and demographic fundamentals in the UK is set to see the outperformance of land as asset class.

Zurich has pledged its new platform will focus solely on the intermediary sector and will not target adviser clients like other "predatory" players entering the B2C space.

Latest data from the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) shows how investors fled the turmoil of the financial markets for safer havens - notably turning to money market funds.

Openwork has announced it will launch its own wrap platform powered by Investment Funds Direct Limited (IFDL).

A ranking system for IFAs and planners is inevitable post-RDR, according to a number of leading industry figures.

Legislation capping pension charges for workers who have built up pension rights but switched jobs has been announced by pensions minister Steve Webb.

Standard & Poor's has delivered another blow to sentiment across Europe after cutting Spain's long-term credit rating by one notch, from AA to AA-.

Fidelity Worldwide Investment has appointed Mark Till as head of UK direct business as it looks to ramp up its activities in the execution-only market.