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A key piece of research used by the FSA to justify new professionalism standards is based on a decade-old study of fund managers, IFAonline has learned.

Investors in with-profits bonds will be able to withdraw £5bn without triggering a penalty charge when funds reach their tenth anniversary this year, says Skandia.

Caerus Wealth Management, former Openwork CEO Keith Carby's new advice and fund management venture, has received the investment backing of Dutch industrialist and financier, Hubert-Lance Huet.

Teachers may take part in a mass walk-out over government demands they increase pensions contributions.

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has appointed a new training manager to provide support for advisers post-RDR.

Pointon York has launched Family Trust, a retirement planning tool for families and business associates.

Tidjane Thiam, group CEO for Prudential, is to chair the G20 High Level Panel for Infrastructure Investment until the November 2011 G20 Summit.

Db x-trackers has listed its db Equity Strategies Hedge Fund Index ETF, tracking the performance of 17 long-short and neutral equity hedge funds.

More than three quarters of advisers are confident they will still be trading come 1 January 2013, the day the RDR is introduced, according to Aviva research.

iShares has reached its 100th ETF on the London Stock Exchange with the launch of the MSCI Poland ETF.