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A group of countries including Germany and the UK have thrown their weight behind an EU proposal to fine member states for failing to cut their budget deficits.

Growth within the financial services sector has been slower than anticipated, although life insurance businesses are showing increasing confidence.

The RDR poses a threat to the stream of communication between IFAs, small business owners and their employees on pension schemes, an employee benefits consultant warns.

Swiss Re has revealed a €10tr gap in European life insurance coverage and believes the industry needs to be bolder in selling the affordability and benefits of life cover.

Many SIPPs recommended by IFAs to clients are not true SIPPs, George Ladds, head of investment and pension research at Fair Investment Company claims.

Irish and Portuguese government bond yields have hit fresh lows amid mounting fears of growing economic divergence within the eurozone.

A $3.7bn acquisition by consumer products giant Unilever led European markets higher in early Monday trade, the FTSE adding 0.2%.

FSA director of enforcement Margaret Cole has been named as one of Europe's most influential women for the second year running.

House prices fell across all regions of the UK for the first time since April 2009 this month, a survey suggests.

Norwich & Peterborough Building Society (N&P) has requested more time to deal with complaints from customers caught up in the Lifemark scandal.