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Sales of structured products in the retail market reached £12.3bn in 2010, £1.5bn down on the total sales for 2009 of £13.9bn, according to data from structuredretailproducts.com.

Incapital Europe is to undertake a new nationwide series of structured product Masterclasses in 2011.

Lowes Financial Management has launched CompareStructuredProducts.com, a free-to-use, consumer facing website that allows retail investors to research and compare available products and request the relevant literature from the Lowes database.

Advisers have to look at the long-term market and how to find the best investment solutions for their clients, a process which can no longer ignore structured products.

Partnership has launched a consumer website offering details on all aspects of long term care (LTC) funding, from local authority assessments through to charity helplines.

A new lead generation provider has launched on the protection and mortgage markets with plans to enter the pensions and investments sectors later this year.

Eurozone inflation rose to a higher-than-expected 2.4% in January.

HMRC will bring in harsh new penalties for evading income and capital gains tax abroad from 6 April.

Ascentric's Hugo Thorman is "hopeful" cash rebates will be maintained for platforms and thinks the solution lies in convincing fund managers to reduce their charges.

The government has called for evidence to review the regulatory differences between trust-based and contract-based defined contribution (DC) pension schemes.