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The FSA has given advisers who sell individual long-term pure protection contracts under ICOBS until the end of the year to apply its rules on 'total premium' disclosure.

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has called on the occupational pensions industry to establish super trusts which it says would add 30% to members' pension pots.

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Activity in the UK financial services sector stablised to beat performance expectations in Q1 2010, but concerns abound changes to the regulatory environment could dampen growth.

GP Noble trustees Graham Pitcher and Gary Cordell have today been charged with fraud and abuse of position in connection with the alleged theft of £52m of pension assets from nine occupational pension schemes.

Aviva has announced an increase in its maximum free cover limits for group life policies.

The Nasdaq OMX exchange in Sweden has started trading in the db x-trackers Eurostoxx 50 index ETF.

PruProtect's second full year of operation saw it post new business figures of £13.5m (APE) up from £3.3m in 2008.

Lyxor Asset Management has launched six funds on the Frankfurt exchange Xetra, with four tracking equities and two based on bond indices.

Alistair Darling, George Osborne and Vince Cable have kicked off the election campaign with a live televised debate on the economy which saw them trading blows on issues including the national debt, financial services regulation and long term care.