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The government's objective of getting more people to put off retirement to a later date has taken a knock with research showing most people over the age of 50 are subject to age discrimination when looking for new jobs.

Residential buy-to-let landlords on average are only carrying 41% loan-to-value gearing a survey commissioned by Paragon Mortgages suggests.

About 30% of existing investment trusts should be put out of existence to help boost liquidity in the sector, suggests a survey of 328 investment trust directors published today by JPMorgan Fleming.

Retail investor confidence fell in February compared with the month before, according to the latest JPMorgan Fleming Investor Confidence Index survey.

IFAs could be missing out on business opportunities because providers are putting customer relationship management projects on hold to focus on IT spending essential to meet new regulatory requirements, suggests new research.

Information gleaned from surveys of British taxpayers have found that while most complain about levels of tax paid, they are unable to correctly identify which sorts of taxes hit the hardest, and still do not take full advantage of tax breaks.

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Cost of buying a home will increase and mortgage providers could be in contravention of existing financial regulations, unless government plans to enforce use of house sellers' packs are reformed, suggests the CML.

Six out of ten IFAs would NOT recommend investment trusts to consumers, according to a PIMS survey.

Equity release is becoming an increasingoly popular alternative for older home-owners according to the latest data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders, suggesting lifetime mortgage lending increased by more than two-thirds in 2003.