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Upping the earnings threshold for auto-enrolment into occupational pension schemes will hit women and part-time, agency and temporary staff, shadow pensions minister Rachel Reeves says.

IFA victims of a website copying scandal have been told to rely on lawyers rather than the regulator or professional bodies' codes of ethics to discipline the thieves.

The shortlists have been unveiled for five of our Professional Adviser Awards 2011.

The IMA will consult with advisers on potential changes to the Cautious Managed, Absolute Return and Global Growth sectors as part of a wider review of its fund classification system.

The deputy governor of the Bank of England, Charles Bean, has admitted that the recession "highlighted shortcomings" in the Bank's economic forecasting models.

The government has missed an opportunity to create a more flexible savings vehicle in NEST, according to director-general of Saga Ros Altmann.

Pimco's Bill Gross, manager of the world's largest bond fund, says quantitative easing has called an end to the 30-year bull market in bonds and labels current monetary policy as a ‘Ponzi scheme'.

A £200m per year cancer drugs fund for the NHS has been confirmed by the government.

Informed Choice is inviting IFA businesses to a series of 'open days' where they can learn about how the company operates following "unfair" criticism over its pro-RDR stance.

Advisers believe the factor most likely to deter consumers from paying fees after 2012 is that they previously believed the advice element was free, according to Aviva.