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IFAonline rounds up what the newspapers are saying…

The Bank of England is likely to maintain its current monetary stance and keep interest rates at their historic low today after a new report suggested the UK's economic recovery remains sluggish.

Portugal has become the third nation to ask the European Union for financial assistance.

The FSCS has trimmed £6m off its earlier estimates for investment advisers' annual levy and the amount will instead be paid by the life and pensions intermediation sub-class.

Registration for the Investec Structured Products Open 2011 closes tomorrow.

An IFA has had her permissions to carry on regulated activities cancelled for failing to deal with 12 County Court Judgments (CCJ), totalling £531,224.

St. James's Place has appointed former Skandia tax head Colin Jelley to the new position of divisional director private clients.

The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII) believes cuts in NHS elective surgery make private medical insurance (PMI) the only option for some people.

Over half of middle income households are vulnerable to losing their primary income, according new research.

Doctors have branded fit notes a success in helping people return to work but believe it has not improved advice to patients and that more local services are needed to support returning to work.