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Resolution Asset Management has appointed a new head of its third-party sales division which includes intermediaries.

An increase in house prices last month following successive declines over both May and June is typical of a stable market, claims the Halifax.

Increases in the number of people affected by inheritance tax means people should not wait until they are retired to start estate planning.

The Monetary Policy Committee is likely to keep interest rates unchanged as overall consumer confidence appears to have stabilised.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day down 46.6 points, or 0.78% to 5,928.3, with a mix of weak insurers, and gloomy miners ensuring a poor result.

Latest figures from the British Bankers' Association show there has been strong gross mortgage lending but weak unsecured lending over the last month.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 25.9 points, or 0.44%, to 5,877.1 despite a poor start to Wall Street.

The FTSE 100 index has ended the day up 114 points, or 2% higher, to 5,833.9, adding to its earlier rise, as Wall Street jumped forward in opening trades.

ABBEY HAS launched an ambitious plan to more than double its share of the investment and pensions market within the next 18 months.

The integration of Millfield into the businesses of its new owner will be at least a six month project says the head of The Money Portal.