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The minutes of the last Monetary Policy Committee meeting held on 7 and 8 November reveal David Miles was the only member calling for a boost to the Bank of England's quantitative easing programme.

Old Mutual Wealth is planning to turn around its Skandia platform by halving costs as a proportion of FUM after the business made a £5m loss in the first half of 2012.

Eurozone finance ministers have failed to reach a deal to give Greece the next tranche of its bailout, after 12 hours of talks.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has failed to halt the widespread use of "highly contrived" tax avoidance schemes, according to a National Audit Office (NAO) report.

Providers must be clear about the consumers they want to reach post-Retail Distribution Review (RDR) to bolster their adviser networks, Aviva has said.

Just 8% of independent advisers are likely to go restricted according to the most recent Financial Services Authority (FSA) figures.

Retirement Planner's round up of the top pensions stories this week.

In this week's Retirement Planner quick fire poll we ask: Will the Chancellor reduce the annual allowance?

The way providers are managing the transition to the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) is making "our lives a nightmare", one adviser has said.

The Association of Christian Financial Advisers (ACFA) is supporting legal moves to stimulate increased social investment in the UK.