Mortgage lending in July was little changed month-on-month but significantly above analysts' forecasts, the latest Bank of England figures show.
A consortium of IFAs and investors in Lifemark, including Norwich & Peterborough (N&P), have united to try to save the troubled fund, amid criticism Keydata founder Stewart Ford is making "impossible" promises to investors.
Royal London has described the protection market as "very challenging" after announcing a one-fifth fall in sales over the first half of the year.
Just under half of UK employers will level-down their pension schemes in order to meet the cost of auto-enrolment, a survey from the ACA suggests.
Credit Suisse has unveiled its ‘new generation' of ETFs, with the launch of 13 swap-backed funds on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
The FTSE opened lower in morning trade on Tuesday as investor confidence was hit by stock sell-offs in the US and Asia.
Royal London Group lost £2m in the first half of 2010, compared with an £18m profit last year.
India's economy grew at its fastest rate for more than two years in Q2, official data reveals.
The number of FSA staff earning more than £100,000 has almost trebled in the past four years.
Few people recognise the huge challenge of funding long-term care that faces them as greater responsibility is handed over by the State, warns Swiss Re.