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Moody's has stripped France of its AAA rating as Artemis' William Littlewood becomes the latest fund manager to turn more negative on the country.

George Osborne is considering a new tax raid on the pension contributions of richer voters, after rejecting the idea of a "wealth tax" based on higher council rates for luxury homes and apartments.

US and Asian equity markets rallied overnight as talk of US politicians reaching a deal to avert the fiscal cliff helped sooth investor worries.

The Investment Management Association (IMA) has written to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to express its concerns over the "continued uncertainty" for companies trying to comply with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).

Derbyshire-based financial planners, Freedom Financial Planning, is to offer free financial advice to a local school in aid of Financial Planning Week.

A high court judge has ruled against the 22 pension funds attempting to sue Henderson Equity Partners for allegedly breaching the mandate for its Private Finance Initiative Secondary Fund II.

London & Colonial has launched a Multi -Platform self-invested personal pension and an Open Annuity today.

Canada Life has confirmed its approach to annuity rate pricing ahead of the introduction of gender equalisation legislation.

An Edinburgh-based IFA firm has taken a leap into online video in order to better communicate with potential clients.

Few people are prepared to save enough of their salary in a pension to achieve a comfortable retirement despite knowing the 8% auto-enrolment minimum is not enough, a Friends Life survey has found.