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Government must work with financial services to ensure housing equity can be released "without excessive charges or risk" and improve consumer confidence, a House of Lords committee has urged.

The government is ‘woefully underprepared' for the impact a rapidly ageing population will have on society and public services, a Lords Committee has warned.

Nottingham-based advisory firm Investment Sense has launched a web service that enables advisers and consumers to rate their Self Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) purchases.

Underlying pre-tax profit at F&C rose 11% to £52.4m in 2012 as the group's 18 month restructuring programme drew to a close.

Lloyds Banking Group has been criticised after announcing 550 job cuts which trade union Unite said would come on top of the 1,340 lay-offs revealed earlier this year.

Jersey's Financial Services Commission (JFSC) has ruled that all advisers working for Jersey businesses registered to give retail investment advice must achieve QCF Level 4 qualifications by the end of this year.

Cherry Reynard examines whether the global equity rally can be sustained...

Barclays Bank has agreed to compensate some customers affected by its takeover of ING Direct UK, if the move compromises savers' protection under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

The director-general of the Institute of Directors (IoD) has hit out at the pay packages received by bankers.

Aegon has signed a deal with discretionary fund manager (DFM) London & Capital (L&C), making a range of the DFM's multi-asset portfolios available via the provider's platform.