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Stephen Gazard has been appointed as managing director of Lighthouse Advisory Services (LASER).

Insurers have agreed to continue not using genetic test results for the vast majority of insurance policies until 2017.

Simplyhealth believes the government has failed to make its case for NHS reforms and that taking stock of public and health professionals' reaction will improve the amendments.

Moody's has downgraded Portugal's credit rating for the second time in less than a month and has warned it could fall further.

Oil has hit its highest level since August 2008 and has broken a new record in sterling terms, hitting £74.60 a barrel.

The Royal Bank of Scotland is planning to launch an ETN and an ETF providing exposure to UK small cap companies.

Tomorrow marks the start of the tax year, and it also marks the day a number of pieces of pensions legislation come into force.

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The first-quarter rebound in the UK economy was weaker than expected, a survey suggests, adding to a growing consensus the Bank of England should again delay raising interest rates this week.

The government has set out its intention to "transform pension saving in this country" with the launch of a green paper consultation on a single-tier £140 state pension.