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National Savings and Investments (NS&I) will reduce the interest rate on its direct saver accounts by 0.25% from today.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed its growth forecasts for a number of major European economies for 2012 due to ongoing concerns about the region's recovery.

Bank of England governor Mervyn King last night backed calls for limits on boardroom pay, in a speech in which he also said the UK's economic recovery would be "arduous" and hinted at a further round of quantitative easing.

Bupa has launched Bupa Anytime HealthLine, a helpline providing 24 hour, unlimited medical advice and information from a team of GPs and nurses.

Wiltshire Friendly Society is the first insurer to publicise its 2011 Income Protection claims statistics.

Shares in Hargreaves Lansdown fell almost 3% today after RBS downgraded the business from 'hold' to 'sell'.

A poll of some 700 advisers - who were permitted to respond anonymously - has revealed what they really think about the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) and, crucially, what their clients think...

Large-scale SIPP provider mergers are likely throughout this year as many will not have the assets required if capital adequacy requirements are increased, according to Suffolk Life.

A father and son who masqueraded as financial advisers have been given a suspended jail sentence after conning £15,000 out of a couple and using the money for their own purposes.

A former magistrate found guilty of a £360,000 mortgage fraud has been spared a jail sentence after a judge ruled her behaviour "wholly uncharacteristic".