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The CII will press ahead with plans to develop alternative assessments for advisers seeking a non-examination route to the RDR's QCF Level 4 qualification minimum.

The FTSE leapt to a six-month high on Thursday thanks to bumper corporate results across Europe and the US and a strong showing from miners.

Retirement solutions provider Partnership has sold online advice service Annuity Direct to Retirement Angels for an undisclosed sum.

A national independent protection training academy has been formed by the Protection Review and Personal Finance Society (PFS).

Several people connected with Tudor Capital Management, a pension scheme administration service provider, have been arrested on suspicion of fraud, cheating the public revenue and money laundering.

CarVal, the US hedge fund, will charge cash-starved Keydata-backer Lifemark 14.5% above LIBOR for its ‘rescue' loan.

A permanent annual levy on bank balance sheets is expected to raise about £2.5bn for the Treasury every year, the government said today.

The Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC) is set to become a charity and change its name to the Financial Skills Partnership (FSP).

ETFs tracking banks have seen net inflows of $284.4m year-to-date, marking the Stoxx Europe 600 sector with the highest inflows, according to BlackRock.

PruProtect is taking another step on the critical illness (CI) conditions war by adding eight new definitions to its product.