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Demand for more highly qualified finaical service practitioners will increase over coming years, according to the results of an industry survey conducted on behalf of the CII.

IFAonline is conducting a survey in partnership with sister publication Mortgage Solutions to find out how mortgage brokers and advisers use technology.

Private sector wage inflation is being led by big gains in remuneration at senior management level, according to figures published by Incomes Data Service, which measures salary agreements on a monthly basis.

A large number of people selling their homes are trading down in order to release some of the equity locked into their property, suggests property website assertahome.com.

Londoners wishing to buy a home will now have to consider splashing out over £250,000 after UK property prices continued to surge last month, according to a survey by Hometrack.

After a quiet year, the group income protection market isripe for innovation, reports Kirstie Redford Click here to download pdf

With-profits products have a bright future despite the current glut of bad newsflow surrounding this type of financial product, says Datamonitor.

Figures published by the Association of British Insurers show the overwhelming majority of Brits either totally or partially distrust the government to provide decent pensions policy.

JPMorgan Fleming is today urging government and industry to redouble efforts to recognise the role of pension advice in the face of new research showing defined benefits continue to wither.

New figures on the housing market from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister suggest annualised house price inflation fell sharply in March compared with the previous month.