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Cofunds chief executive Chris Last is to retire from the platform just six months after taking over the role.

Kames Capital has appointed Martin Davis, former chief executive of Cofunds, as CEO of the business.

Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls has warned the government's Help to Buy scheme will make it harder for would-be first-time buyers to get onto the housing ladder.

A surprise delay in the US Federal Reserve's plans to wind down its QE programme may continue into 2014, fund managers have suggested.

Labour will reverse a planned rise in business rates for small firms if it wins the next election, party leader Ed Miliband is expected to say today.

The majority of savers under the age of 45 are unaware of the amount of income they can expect from their pensions when they retire, according to Standard Life.

The government has announced the members of its new Financial Services, Trade and Investment Board (FSTIB), which will be in charge of promoting trade and attracting investments as part of the government's economic recovery strategy.

Close Brothers Asset Management has appointed two new business development directors, Antony Champion and Mark Sofflet, to its intermediary sales team.

Labour would scrap tax relief for the UK's richest pensioners if the party wins at the next General Election, shadow chancellor Ed Balls has said.

West Bromwich building society increases tracker rates by 2 percentage points