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UK stock markets are rising this morning after the two-day bank holiday, following gains in Asia and the US, and as hopes grow a further round of quantitative easing will be launched.

Marlene Shalton is to spearhead a project by Guardian Wealth Management to become a major force in financial planning in the UK.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is to relax its investigations into prospective non-executive recruits to banks and other financial services companies after complaints about the procedure, the Financial Times reports.

Carbon credits are the latest asset class being targeted by financial services fraudsters, the Daily Telegraph reports.

The country's banks are sitting on £40bn of undeclared losses that are stopping them lending to business and households, analysis has found.

Just Retirement has urged property-owning pensioners to check their eligibility for state benefits as many are missing out on hundreds of pounds a year in extra income.

Around £300 million might be brought into the long-term care system by 2025 through the use of disability-linked annuities, according to research.

Advisers are now less concerned about having to sell unsuitable products to remain independent and more concerned about the research and administration required to retain this status, according to a poll of IFAs conducted today.

Weak US jobs data has caused panic in global markets and forced US Treasury yields to fall to yet another record low.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned investors against dealing with clones of Morgan Stanley and Allianz International.