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Bank of England governor Mark Carney has hinted interest rates could rise in the spring of next year as the UK economy continues to recover from one of the worst downturns it has ever faced.

Martin Wheatley, the chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), said he has confidence the Money Advice Service (MAS) is a "competent organisation", though said it faces a huge operational challenge to deliver the free financial guidance...

Investec has agreed to sell its UK mortgage business Kensington to private equity firms Blackstone and TPG Special Situations Partners for £180m.

Investors in all parts of the UK will face increased costs if Scotland votes for independence, Hargreaves Lansdown has warned.

Britons take their pensions earlier than workers in other EU countries, but also work later into old age, research suggests.

Scottish advisers are overwhelmingly against an independent Scotland, according to figures from a Personal Finance Society (PFS) poll.

Whitechurch Securities has moved to sell clients' positions in the Schroder UK Opportunities fund following Julie Dean's exit from the group.

A taskforce tackling people trying to dodge property tax in the north west and north Wales has been launched by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Advisers using FundsNetwork may convert clients to funds' clean share classes en masse from January 2015, the platform has said.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has launched a new consumer awareness campaign, starring five celebrities, which it hopes will increase awareness of the scheme to 70% of savers.