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More than half of the UK population has never received financial advice or cannot recall receiving any, research from the Money Advice Service (MAS) has suggested.

Employers should review their group income protection strategies due to increasing staff reliance on company benefits, Mercer is advising.

The FSA has responded to an industry provider letter regarding the phase out of financial advisers collating medical information.

HIV Positive people taking out HIV Life Assurance are insuring themselves for an average of £134,667, according to IFAs Unusual Risks.

Advisers have not realised the impact the incoming Consumer Insurance Act will have when inputting medical information, a medical information provider has warned.

Carriers of certain gene mutations are at greater risk of developing breast cancer if exposed to chest X-rays, research has shown.

Ageas UK and Groupama have announced they are in exclusive discussions in the UK.

Unum is optimistic the Money Advice Service (MAS) will still be a strong contender to distribute the recent steering group-proposed simple products, despite recent troubles.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) and Office of Fair Trading (OFT) have postponed the publication of final guidance on payment protection products.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to hold the interest rate at 0.5%.