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Those in their early 30s have the highest borrowing of any age group, and are the most likely to skip repayments, claims Alliance & Leicester.

Investors are increasingly opting to buy their Isas via platforms while Sipps are starting to rival them as a seasonal tax-efficient investment, according to Fidelity FundsNetwork.

A new Absolute Return sector has been launched by cru Investment Management and Trustnet in defiance of the IMA.

Investors are facing the market with trepidation this month following a slump from institutional investors in North America, according to State Street Global Markets.

Assureweb has signed Prudential as a new shareholder in the IT firm at the same time as revealing major new development of its core platform is to be unveiled.

European equity income investing has hit a ‘sweet spot' that could see returns outstrip the UK income sector for years to come, according to Resolution Asset Management.

UBS Global Asset Management is expanding its retail sales team to better target 'key distribution channels' as well as the wider IFA market.

Liverpool Victoria is hoping to make an adviser's life easier with a new guide detailing the essential information about its with-profits fund.

The upper house of Germany's Parliament has agreed to the creation of German Real Estate Investment Trusts, potentially creating significant growth opportunities for property investors.

Investors are set to keep their cash closer to home in 2007 after research suggested the UK is the second most profitable country for buy-to-let.