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Merchant Securities, the financial services group which earlier this year acquired IFA Cavendish Young, has reported an underlying profit before tax of £289,471 for the six months to 30 September, compared to a loss of £581,575 during the same period...

Former head of marketing at Lincoln Financial, Simon O'Connor, has left the firm following its purchase by Sun Life of Canada.

London trading got off to a shaky start this morning after the Fed warned of a fragile recovery in the US.

House prices went up again last month - marking the fifth consecutive monthly rise, according to the Halifax.

Osmosis Investment Management will launch a climate solutions ETF, providing access to a range of global companies contributing towards a more sustainable economy.

Legal & General has rolled out its online new business system to its mortgage network, Legal & General Partnerships Services Limited (LGPSL).

British taxpayers stand behind more than £167bn of toxic assets in the US, Ireland, the Middle East and beyond, it has emerged as the Treasury disclosed details of what Royal Bank of Scotland has dumped in the state insurance scheme for bad debts.

Forecasts of an IFA exodus in the build-up to 2012 appear unfounded as advisers previously unwilling to take more exams are changing their minds, research suggests.

Investors in the CF Arch cru range are likely to face a three to five year wait to receive a full realisation from the stricken funds.

Fund managers are cautiously optimistic about the outcome of the UN climate change in Copenhagen, though there is recognition any binding agreement will not materialise until the end of 2010.