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Gross mortgage lending fell 14% in August to an estimated £11.4bn, the lowest figure for the month since 2000, according to the CML.

Between 55% and 65% of people due to retire may have conditions that qualify them for enhanced or impaired life annuities, research from Just Retirement says.

iShares has unveiled its inaugural UK range of swap-based ETFs, based on the multiple swap counterparty model, to provide exposure to India and Russia.

The FTSE 100 had a strong start to the week, up 0.71% or 39.14 points to 5,547.59, supported by news BP had permanently sealed its Gulf of Mexico oil well.

Tory MP Zac Goldsmith has pledged to take up the fight for Keydata investors after being contacted by an IFA with clients' money in the failed investment company.

More than 9,000 public sector employees are earning a higher wage than the prime minister, as momentum grows behind radical cuts to pay and benefits in this area.

Lighthouse Group has posted an 11% increase in revenues for the six months to June 30 2010, boosted by an improvement in investor confidence.

The government is pledging to raise up to £7bn a year by 2015 by clamping down on "morally indefensible" tax evasion, a senior Lib Dem minister has said.

Barclays Wealth has launched a series of risk-profiled portfolios investing in ETFs to provide cost efficient access to multiple asset classes globally.

A fifth of clients who have not seen an IFA in five years blamed trust issues.