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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has shortlisted French finance minister Christine Lagarde and governor of the bank of Mexico Agustin Carstens for the top job as managing director.

A mother and daughter kept the corpse of a grandmother hidden in an upstairs bedroom and stole her state pension, a judge ruled.

Nucleus members have re-appointed John Moore as chairman of its IFA advisory board.

The majority of brokers feel penalties for insurance fraud should be higher and have called for a central database of fraudsters, research has found.

Caerus Capital has donated £15,000 to the Steven Gerrard Foundation after raising the funds at its annual sales conference in January.

Competition can be a good thing for the NHS but private companies should not be allowed to cherry pick certain patients, according to the NHS Future Forum.

A former IFA, who has been accused of mis-selling investments in a Stirling Mortimer UCIS while entrusted with 'power of attorney' type status by an elderly client, has been revealed as the legal decision-maker for at least nine other people.

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will use web-robots to catch businesses which earn more than £73,000 per year but have not registered for VAT.

FSA enforcement staff were thought "helpful, flexible, courteous" and professional by firms they have investigated, but lacking in technical knowledge, the regulator has said.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) spent £3.4m more than expected on staff costs in 2010/11, as it took on extra contractors to carry out 'project activity'.