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Aviva says existing investors in its with-profits fund will not be forced to cover any losses incurred by the introduction of a new money-backed guarantee option.

Advisers must make customers understand their decumulation choices are as important as initially saving towards a pension fund, says Aegon.

Wrap platform Ascentric has appointed Alan Ferguson to its business development team.

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has granted an exemption to its AF5 exam for ISO 22222 graduates.

Leading structured product providers and distributors have created the UK Structured Products Association in a bid to give a unified voice to an industry that has come under fire in recent years.

IFA network Openwork has unveiled a three-year plan to gets its advisers ready for the RDR.

Seasonal factors are being attributed to a 5% boost in gross mortgage lending in October.

Société Générale has advised clients to be ready for a possible "global economic collapse" over the next two years, mapping a strategy of defensive investments to avoid wealth destruction.

A Conservative government will introduce a radical overhaul of the pension and savings system, Theresa May said yesterday.

The FSA yesterday warned it will take a "dim view" on any adviser firm seeking to build trail business in a bid to "get around" its adviser charging proposals.