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Nearly half (24 million) of people in the UK have no insurance in place to cover loss of income through illness or the death of a breadwinner.

Miners continue to lead the FTSE 100 into positive territory after rising copper prices led to a strong showing yesterday.

Baby boomers have done "disproportionately well" from the last 40 years, but it is the under 45s who will bear the burden as they retire, the shadow universities and skills secretary will say next week.

Dubbed the "Red Knights", a group of financiers has met to discuss a billion-pound takeover of Manchester United.

Lord Turner will tell Parliament today regulators such as the FSA should force new, higher, capital and liquidity ratios on the world's largest banks.

David Cameron is facing questions about how much he knew about Tory deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft's "non-dom" tax status.

Cofunds has launched its personal pension plan after completing its testing stage.

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) has appointed Francis Ghiloni as head of group partnerships.

Sesame Bankhall chief operating officer Stephen Young today outlined his plans to restore IFA support services provider Bankhall to its "former glory".

The Treasury has denied rumours it will step in to help victims of the Keydata debacle, saying it is an "FSA and FSCS" issue.