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Gold prices took a nose dive overnight as investors u-turned on risk assets ahead of an expected round of further stimulus in the US, leaving the price more than $160 lower.

The Chancellor has launched a £5bn tax raid on Britons keeping money in Swiss bank accounts, who he has labelled as bad as benefits cheats.

South African fraudsters have created fake life stories to apply for special state pensions offered to anti-Apartheid campaigners.

The Dow Jones has regained some of the ground lost yesterday as positive export data boosted the market.

More than 1,000 advisers are now writing protection business through Sesame Bankhall Group's panel following its launch last November, the network has announced.

The Debt Management Office is considering launching index-linked gilts with a maturity of 50 years in October after the idea of a new batch of ultra-long bonds was proposed to investors.

Two members of staff at a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) office have been arrested following a police raid.

Ageas Protect has almost doubled its income and nearly halved its loss over the first six months of the year.

Barclays anticipates further customer complaints related to its sales of payment protection insurance (PPI) after seeing a 93% increase in the six months to July.

Small businesses plan to use employee benefits instead of pay rises to keep wage costs down whilst retaining staff, MetLife says.