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The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has hit out at the industry's regulators for imposing what it calls ‘disproportionate' fee hikes and one-off levies on its members.

Applewood Wealth Management has written to 340 IFA firms in its region to gauge appetite for acquisitions or joint ventures.

House prices rose by 2.9% in 2009 and 0.8% in December, according to the latest Government figures.

Women retiring this year will get £7,424 less pension than men, Prudential research reveals.

The eurozone economy will only grow around 1% this year, according to the head of the single currency block.

ETF Securities (ETFS) has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to launch a physical basket of precious metals to reflect the performance of gold, silver, platinum and palladium.

UK inflation has hit 3.5%, prompting Mervyn King to write a letter of explanation to the Chancellor.

Bosses are being forced to make business loans on their credit cards because bankers are still refusing to lend them money.

Barclays has reported a 92% increase in full-year profits.

Barclays jumped 8% in early trade after posting bumper annual profits, helping the FTSE to a 1.2% gain.