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Advisers expect equity release to "shake up" the mortgage market in 2009, a Trigold broker survey suggests.

National IFA 2Plan says major shareholder Standard Life will invest an extra £1.75m in the business before the end of the year.

Positive Solutions' chief executive Jim Reeve has hit out at the financial advice industry for making "no effort" to attract fresh talent to the sector.

Thousands of public sector pensioners could see their benefits reduced after 30 years of overpayments by Xafinity were revealed by the Liberal Democrats.

Financial advice provision in the UK is likely to suffer following the introduction of the Retail Distribution Review's (RDR) requirements, the FSA's advisory panels have told MPs.

Norwich Union has confirmed it will reduce adviser commission on some of its pension products in the New Year.

Many of those approaching retirement are putting off buying an annuity while they wait for an end to current stock market volatility, experts say.

Legal & General (L&G) has defended its decision to delay contacting investors to tell them they face losing up to 20% of their combined £33m investment in structured products backed by Lehman Brothers.

Official figures have shown UK inflation fell 4.1%, in November to, a smaller drop than analysts had initially expected.