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S&P has downgraded Belgium's credit rating by one notch, to AA from AA+, expressing concerns about funding and market pressures.

Former Liontrust CEO Nigel Legge's new fund management venture Vinculum is to launch its first offering, based on a 'no outperformance, no fee' proposition.

Barclays Wealth is facing a legal threat over an allegation that it should have provided ongoing financial advice to a client who paid nearly £10,000 in trail commission.

Transact has been added to Suffolk Life's self-invested wrapper SmartSIPP.

House prices will increase by 15% over the next five years due to a shortage of available properties, according to economists.

George Osborne is expected to crackdown on tax avoidance by the wealthy and aim help at commuters, motorists and small businesses in this week's Autumn Statement, acording to reports.

Axa has said it is considering a sell-off of the advice business it owns, Bluefin Advisory Services.

Pensioners may be forced to move drawdown provider as many are behind legislative changes, says Hargreaves Lansdown.

Dilnot was backed by the House of Lords yesterday, as Society of Later Life Advisers (SOLLA) president Lord Lipsey warned the report's care cost cap proposals were in "danger of going down the pan."

Investors have accumulated the largest-ever gold hoard this week as Europe's deteriorating debt crisis has prompted investors to flock to safe havens.