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The UK index of 100 leading shares was up in early trading, lifted by rises in all the major global markets.

A member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has made his case for more quantitative easing (QE) to keep the economy on track.

Ashcourt Rowan Financial Planning, part of the Syndicate Asset Management group, has agreed to acquire the IFA business and assets of Co-operative Bank Independent Financial Advisers.

Liontrust has experienced its first quarter of net inflows for more than two years in Q3, after taking in a net £6.3m.

Newly elected Labour leader Ed Miliband used his first address to the party conference this afternoon to criticize the Coalition's deficit reduction strategy, and set out what changes Labour proposes for the economy.

Charlie Bean, deputy governer of the Bank of England, has hit the headlines by suggesting people should spend right now, while interest rates are low, rather than saving their money.

Increasing employee engagement improves absenteeism rates and take-up of benefit packages according to new research.

The FSCS has ended months of uncertainty by confirming it can compensate investors with Keydata products backed by Lifemark but investors will not know the amount they will receive until the end of October.

The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) has warned the government's plan to abolish the need to annuitise by age 75 brings risks as well as flexibility for pensioners.

Fee-based adviser Paradigm Norton is launching an hourly-charged financial planning service for people who are in the process of building wealth but have yet to accumulate any real assets.