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The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has raised its estimate for economic growth this year to 1.8% from 1.2%.

After months of campaigning, tonight is the eagerly awaited RDR debate in the House of Commons. But should you bother watching?

Increased use of passive products including ETFs is driving down fixed fees, says Skandia Investment Group (SIG).

Fidelity has expressed "sympathy" for wraps following plans for a cash rebate ban - a move it says will be difficult to implement - and thinks the regulator may reconsider its position.

Non-executive director at Hargreaves Lansdown Jonathan Davis will join the ABI as director of investment affairs in the new year.

The FTSE has lost its early banking-fuelled gains as investors took stock of disappointing mortgage data.

Thousands of investors in Keydata plans backed by Lifemark are facing another setback in their bid for compensation after the administrator says he is "really questioning" the quality of traded life policies (TLP).

Schroders is planning to create a multi-manager product based on its popular Income Maximiser range, which would offer investors a 7% yield and monthly income distribution.

More than half of the working population would save more into a pension if legislation did not act as a barrier, according to research from MetLife.

Legal & General (L&G) has launched the WorkSave Choice platform and the WorkSave Pension Trust to help companies cope with auto-enrolment.