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IFAs may have to pass a legal industry 'checklist' on issues such as charging and independence before SIFA members recommend them to clients.

Pensions could play a pivotal role in voting swings in the general election, Nigel Waterson says.

South African banking group Investec will join the ranks of the largest companies in the London market when it replaces Resolution in the FTSE 100.

Commission-hungry advisers are "inundating" providers with group personal pension (GPP) quotes to make quick cash before 2012 instead of investing in transitioning their business models, national IFA Origen says.

ETF Securities (ETFS) has released a range of 14 commodity funds on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, with trading to commence on 19 March.

The FSA is to step up its monitoring of banks' financial health by testing them against 8.1% economic contraction, from peak to trough until 2014, and a 13.3% unemployment rate.

LV= has promoted Richard Rowney to managing director, life and pensions, replacing the outgoing Rodney Cook.

Hua An Asset Management has licensed the FTSE 100 index to create an ETF listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE).

Investment bank Nomura will advise the group of financiers eyeing a possible buyout bid for Manchester United Football Club (MUFC).

Microsoft boss Bill Gates has lost his place as the world's richest man, knocking veteran investor Warren Buffett into third spot.