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Origen, the Aegon-owned IFA, has sold its healthcare business to Towergate Healthcare.

TCF Investment has unveiled a range of funds which will only invest in passive vehicles, including tracker funds and ETFs.

Over half of Britons do not know how to access previous private pension schemes and 60% do not know they can combine pension pots at retirement, Aviva says.

Skandia has bought a £19m stake in the Liontrust Credit Absolute Return fund, spreading the investment across a number of portfolios.

A landmark court case starting today could set a precedent for pension funds to take priority over other debts during bankruptcy.

Sesame Bankhall Group chief operating officer Stephen Young has quit just a week after details of the platform proposition he headed were announced to members.

Clarkson Hill has requested a temporary suspension of its shares on AIM, pending clarification of the national IFA's regulatory position.

The FTSE had a volatile start to the day's trading as fears over conflict between North and South Korea hit gobal markets.

Transact says the proposed ban on cash rebates could lead to "unintended consequences" and consumer detriment and suggests the issue could be better dealt with through improved disclosure.

Free banking for those in credit is expensive to the financial sector, kills competition and stops new providers setting up, Lord Turner told the Treasury Select Committee yesterday.