Bright Grey has announced it paid 98% of life claims in the first six months of the year.
The cost of transferring pension risk could rocket if the economy continues to ape Japan's, a partner at Pension Corporation has said.
Outgoing AIFA director general Chris Cummings has lambasted in-fighting as the industry's "weakness".
The lack of international acquisitions by UK companies is holding up the nation's economic recovery while countries such as India and China thrive, according to KPMG.
The UK leads the world in wraps and platforms, although the market still has a way to go before it is "truly established", outgoing AIFA director general Chris Cummings says.
Advisers are concerned they will be unable to demonstrate initial and ongoing due diligence when recommending platforms to clients, research suggests.
Bankhall will host a series of adviser forums over the next month with a focus on wealth management and professional development.
Economic growth in the eurozone will finish higher than forecast in 2010, the European Central Bank (ECB) has said.
Trading volumes fell overnight in the US ahead of key job market data set to be released later today.
America's wave of new financial regulation is likely to prompt the country's biggest financial institutions to break themselves up, according to the chairman of the Federal Reserve.