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The vast majority of independent advisers see the RDR as a 'great commercial opportunity', although more onerous CPD and record-keeping requirements remain a concern, research suggests.

European stock markets fell this afternoon as China raised its bank reserve rate for the second time in a week in a bid to control inflation.

HSBC today launches Workplace Retirement Services (WRS) for corporate IFAs and employee benefits consultants to offer defined contribution (DC) pension products and services.

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Lord Young has quit as the Prime Minister's enterprise adviser after he told a newspaper many Britons had "never had it so good" despite a "so-called recession".

The 2% upfront charge on contributions into NEST is part of an 'outstanding deal,' delegates at the Professional Pensions Show 2010 heard.

Recent regulatory changes in Spain may help boost the domestic ETF market, according to BlackRock.

A law firm which presided over the disappearance of €9.8m (£8.4m) from a Global property fund sold through IFAs has been told it must pay back the missing money, a judge ruled today.

Economists beware: your jobs may be under threat by a rogue bunch of super-smart marshmallows...

IFA consultancy and consolidation vehicle Succession has signed up another three firms as it prepares to acquire a quarter of its 35 members ahead of schedule.