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The European Central Bank(ECB) should launch an "unlimited" bond buying programme to help stem the eurozone debt crisis, according to the secretary-general of the OECD.

Ken Edwards, the well-known IFA sales head who retired from Baillie Gifford in 2011, has joined Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) provider Calculus Capital.

Peter Hargreaves and Stephen Lansdown, the founders of Hargreaves Lansdown, are in line for dividend payouts of around £40m when the broker reveals its results this week, according to reports.

The head of the new City watchdog John Griffiths-Jones has pledged to enforce change through the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) investors have been in talks with litigation funds discussing the potential launch of a £3.3bn lawsuit against the bank and its former chief executive, Fred Goodwin, according to reports.

Barclay's former chief executive John Varley is at the centre of the Financial Services Authority's (FSA's) latest investigation into the bank, the Sunday Telegraph reports.

Prime Minister David Cameron is set to outline a series of measures designed to boost economic growth.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has indicated more quantitative easing measures will be pumped into the US economy when it is needed to avert long-term damage, but his lacklustre speech failed to impress those seeking a firmer commitment.

An insurance salesman and an accountant have been jailed for their part in a £10m Ponzi scheme targeting British expats in Majorca.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has expressed concerns that an increase in advised sales of investment bonds by life insurance companies may be a sign of a commission grab ahead of the implementation of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).