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The first Luxembourg Ucits fund dedicated to investing in Pakistan equities, the Melchior Selected Trust Pakistan Opportunities fund (MSTPOF), will be launched on 19 June. The fund will be managed by Dalton Strategic Partnership and advised by Karachi-based...

UK overseas mortgage specialist Conti Financial Services and independent mortgage broker Charcol have entered into a partnership to offer financial provision for holiday, investment and retirement properties in over 45 countries.

Pensioners have suffered the most from the credit crunch with 84% of over 55s forced to cut their outgoings, according to a survey from Skipton Building Society.

The total deficit of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes listed on the Pension Protection Fund's 7800 Index fell by nearly £10bn in May, up from £55.5bn in April to £45.7bn.

Just Retirement has appointed ex-Sesame chief Patrick Gale as its new chief operating officer and a main board director.

The majority of the population (79pc) seek a second opinion on sorting their finances, with 33pc of this number using an IFA, according to research carried out by Unbiased.co.uk.

The slide in house prices will continue for at least three years and crush the value of a home by almost 50% in real terms, according to a key index of property price futures, The Guardian reports.

Two-thirds of expat workers in the Middle East say the current global economic worries are having an impact on their financial priorities.

Allianz Global Investors has opened a regional office in Bahrain to serve the growing Middle East market.

Alistair Darling yesterday paved the way for the Treasury to bring in a group of high-powered City figures to oversee the Bank of England's policing of the markets and help to prevent a repeat of the Northern Rock fiasco, The Times reports.