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Over 20,000 pensioners were forced to sell their homes to pay for residential care last year, according to new figures out today.

Strong inflows into Prudential's asset management arm M&G and its with-profits products helped UK sales rise 3% to £548m for the first nine months of the year compared to the same period in 2009.

French president Nicolas Sarkozy's contentious measure to raise the state pension age from 60 to 62 has been passed by the second chamber.

The UK's trade deficit narrowed marginally in September but the improvement was tempered by a slowdown in manufacturing.

Pointon York has launched a simplified version of its regular SIPP.

The Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP) has called for more scrutiny of bank service to ensure customers make the right choices about financial services.

Gold prices have hit another record high on the back of Euro sovereign debt concerns and inflation worries.

IFA Life has revealed it is putting together a statement of best practice and guidelines to help advisers make the most of social media.

The case against a wealthy Welsh estate agent's girlfriend accused of forging his will has collapsed and a retrial ordered.

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has unveiled 12 SPDR ETFs on the German Stock Exchange Xetra.