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Standard Life has reported UK pre-tax operating profits up 14% in the first half, driven by lower commission costs as IFAs switch to fee-charging.

Bulls triumph over bears, Fed freezes short-term rates, and pension funds take a beating from stock market turmoil...IFAonline's round-up of the news from the nationals.

An IFA has helped an ex-bank employee secure £80,000 in compensation from her former employer after its advisers switched her out of her final salary pension scheme and into one of its own products.

It may be a small sovereign state compared with Italy and Spain, but fears that Cyprus may be the next EU member state to seek a bailout show no signs of diminishing.

Pershing, a BNY Mellon company, is opening a Jersey-based subsidiary company in response to client demand for access to both onshore and offshore investment opportunities.

Aviva Investors has launched the first in a new range of structured products, created in response to demand from financial advisers for funds that can deliver attractive returns in a low interest rate environment.

Standard Life investments' global investment strategist Richard Batty examines the implications of Living in a world of debt.

Santander has been forced to restrict sales of protection products through its branches due to a staff training issue.

F&C's Ted Scott said if UK equities dive a further 5% they will be worth stockpiling, despite the risk of a double-dip recession.

SIPP investors' five favourite funds have been hit hard by the European and US debt crisis which took a heavy toll on equity markets.