The Government is not doing enough to help people save for retirement, a survey suggests.

Financial advisers moved client money into multi-asset funds in July, data from Fidelity FundsNetwork shows.

The UK's leading share index powered to a new year high on fresh hopes that an economic recovery in on the cards.

US stocks advanced for a fourth session as investors cheered a surprise rise in home sales in July.

Creditors of the defunct Wall Street bank Lehman Brothers have been dealt a blow after the High Court rejected a scheme put forward by the administrators for the firm's European arm.

Unfair insurance administrative charges, excessive banker bonuses and mortgage rates that don't reflect the Bank of England's base rate are topics that most British consumers will discuss with zest over a pint in the local.

Coventry Building Society has shrugged off the credit problems plaguing other mortgage lenders, posting a rise in profits for the first six months of the year.

The FTSE 100 continues to advance this morning, adding 5.55 points, or 0.12%, to 4,762.13 at just past 9:30am.

The Annuity Bureau has changed its approach to offer a range of service levels and fee structures to match.

The cost of living for pensioners remains much higher than the Government's official inflation measure, according to Alliance Trust Research Centre.