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The NatWest Three are to appear in a Houston court today for a hearing which could determine the date they will stand trial on fraud charges relating to a company sale involving Enron, reports the Daily Telegraph .

Debt Free Direct has highlighted the problems facing thousands of people laden with bills after it forecast a surge in profit growth for this year, says the Guardian .

F&C Asset Management has cut its exposure to equities for the first time in three years, reports this morning's Daily Telegraph .

The government is under pressure from employers to dilute its pension reforms following claims that the scheme would prove an administrative headache for thousands of businesses, reports the Guardian .

The FSA is increasing the number of hedge fund managers under supervision reports The Daily Telegraph .

The FSA is increasing the number of hedge fund managers under supervision reports The Daily Telegraph .

First time buyer deposits and stamp duty average nearly £29,000 according to a new report from RICS.

PRIVATE investors reacted to the recent lurch in the stock market by dumping an estimated net £6 billion of British shares, a significant intensification of their withdrawal from equities this year, reports the Times .

The government is to take steps to help cut the nation's £1.2trn debt mountain, reports The Daily Telegraph.

The taxman may get new powers of arrest and search and seizure, reports The Times