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Skandia International urges IFAs to consider the financial security of offshore firms they deal with.

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The euro slumped today as eurozone finance ministers postponed Greece's €12bn bailout package until the country implements tougher austerity measures to curb its soaring deficit.

The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) believes the non-domiciled reforms announced by the Government will benefit the UK economy.

Homeowners in the most economically prosperous areas of the UK saw the value of their property rise by £147,000 in the decade to 2008, more than a third higher than the jump in locations with the smallest levels of economic activity, research suggests....

Influential asset manager Schroders has branded suggestions that Lloyds Banking Group sell more than the recommended 630 branches as setting "a dangerous precedent for UK banks".

A group of expatriates fighting for their pensions to be indexed equally with those of UK pensioners has taken the campaign to Parliament.

Sir Callum McCarthy, the former chairman of the FSA, is preparing to launch a new type of mortgage business he claims could kickstart the UK housing market.

Chancellor George Osborne is considering a £7bn "raid" on pension perks for the better off, according to reports.

Bupa and surgeons are at loggerheads again after two medical bodies renewed their attack on the provider's decision to review patients referred for knee surgery and advised their fellows to not take part in the process.