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The Bank of England has maintained interest rates at 0.5% and the size of the asset purchase programme at £375bn.

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The Money Advice Service (MAS) has started to develop "more targeted advice provision" and will soon be providing value for money, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said in a report, out today.

Adviser network Openwork's chairwoman Kate Avery is to step down at the end of the year after more than four years in office.

The European Commission has collectively fined 6 international financial institutions €1.7bn (£1.4bn) for their involvement in the manipulation of benchmark rates.

Confidence in UK financial services is at a 17 year high, with firms anticipating a greater recovery in volumes, profitability and employment in the fourth quarter.

The lack of advice tools to help create suitable options for clients in the de-cummulation phase is threatening to create problems and could "permanently destroy wealth", a consultancy has warned.