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The Government is considering starting the Personal Accounts trustee corporation early in a bid to prepare for the 2012 reforms.

Aegon has taken over from BlackRock as the title sponsor of the popular end-of-year Masters Tennis tournament, which features a number of retired legends of the game.

Reforms introducing auto-enrolment, employer duties and personal accounts will be staged in over a three year period from 2012, the department for work and pensions (DWP) says.

AXA Wealth is closing five of its products to new business as it seeks to focus on The One from Winterthur (TOFW) and Elevate.

Cofunds has mounted a defence against growing criticism of its negotiations with fund managers, saying the platform is only seeking to rectify the "imbalanced" terms offered to other propositions in the market.

Standard Life has added Vanguard funds to its wrap proposition as investor appetite for passive investment solutions continues to rise.

Gordon Brown appeared to have failed in his attempt to gauge Wall Street's feelings on the thorny issue of bonuses and capital levels ahead of the G20 after he was unable to attract any heavyweight bankers to a specially convened meeting in New York,...

The FTSE has tumbled 0.76% this morning, as the markets reacted to suggestions the US Federal Reserve is preparing to remove stimulus measures.

Paraplanner numbers are set to soar as the RDR approaches, with industry experts suggesting they will become a vital part of all IFA practices.

The FSA has stressed it remains legally bound to take into account the role of the consumer in the event of a questionable financial product sale.