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Lending figures published by the Building Societies Association and the British Bankers' Association have strengthened the case for hawks at the Monetary Policy Committee.

MiFID Connect, a joint project designed to simplify implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, has published a set of draft MiFID guidelines for firms.

A website which aims to informally regulate the IVA industry has been launched by a group of accountants and lawyers.

Figures published by the British Bankers' Association suggest there was no letup in lending levels during November.

For the last couple of years that I have worked as a mortgage journalist there has always been what I suppose we can call the elephant in the room - to pinch a rather well worn political phrase - of a housing market gone bust.

The British Bankers' Association has appointed Stephen Green, chairman of HSBC Holdings, as its new chairman.

The number of people saving on a regular basis has increased by 5.5% since July 2006, according to the Standard Life Savings & Investment Index.

The Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers has appointed David Bennett as its new chief executive.

Ian Mullen, chief executive of the British Bankers' Association says he will be "a busy laddie" if allegations staff in call centres operated by BBA members are selling customer data proves correct.

Gross mortgage lending hit a new record in August, reaching £32.7bn, the latest data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) reveals.