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Fewer people are saving long term as covering current costs gets harder, according to AXA's Big Money Index 2012.

Primetime Retirement has partnered with the Avelo Exchange portal in a bid to expand the distribution of its fixed term annuity offering.

Newly-released documents have revealed the Financial Services Authority (FSA) approved Bob Diamond's appointment as CEO of Barclays, despite concerns about the culture at the firm and the knowledge that the bank may face punishments for LIBOR-fixing....

Few investors would select to pay for financial advice based on a per-hour charge - or as a percentage of investible assets - research suggests.

Older people are struggling to access financial services because products and industry do not connect with them, suggests research.

Capital Economics has predicted the UK's base rate could be cut imminently after the latest minutes from the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) showed members were considering further stimulus measures.

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has proposed the idea of ‘customer agreed liability' as a way of tackling the absence of a 15-year long stop on complaints.

Consumer body Which? has called for ‘desperately needed' reforms of the banking sector following research indicating widespread lack of trust among consumers.

Aviva Investors has proposed the closure of its Global Listed Real Estate Securities business, including the Global REIT fund run by Paul Van De Vaart, as it has "insufficient scale".

Jupiter chief investment officer John Chatfeild-Roberts has outlined the shape of his Merlin Conservative portfolio, which will launch later this month, marking the fifth edition to his £7bn strong fund of funds range.