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Strong data from China and a deal to avert the US fiscal cliff have helped push the FTSE 100 past the 6,000 mark for the first time since July 2011.

A leading thinktank has urged the government to take drastic steps to stimulate economic growth in the UK, as another forecast a 50/50 chance of a triple-dip recession.

Investors embroiled in the CF Arch Cru funds scandal are unlikely to benefit from a global compensation settlement, despite several MPs campaigning on their behalf, one key minister had said.

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) is calling for more product manufacturer responsibility when marketing materials are relied on by investors and advisers.

SIFA, a body aimed at promoting collaboration between solicitors and independent financial advisers, has clarified its membership eligibility rules to reflect changes to the definition of IFA.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding high-earning Child Benefit recipients that they have until 6 January to decide whether to stop receiving the benefit.

US President Barack Obama has praised a deal to prevent a "fiscal cliff" of spending cuts and taxation.

The UK economy may see little or no growth in 2013 in what could represent a 'groundhog year' for Britain, a thinktank has warned.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) closed more than 200 claims management companies in a six-month period as part of a crackdown, figures show.

Former FSA chief executive Hector Sants has been awarded a knighthood in today's New Year honours list.