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Millions of homeowners have put their moving plans on hold due to restraints on their finances, according to the latest research from advice website Unbiased.

Fidelity president of investments Anthony Bolton has urged investors to buy into financials, believing the best time to own the stocks is in the two years post-crisis.

The UK life insurance sector has received a negative outlook from Fitch Ratings, following ongoing declines in sales and pressure on earnings.

Standard Life has appointed deputy group finance director, Jackie Hunt, as interim chief financial officer.

There is growing fear of inflation in the UK and US markets as shown by increasing demand for government securities offering protection from rising prices, reports the Financial Times.

SIPP operators are not responsible for providing sustainability reports or for vetting each application they receive for suitability of advice, the FSA's Small Firms and Contact Division has confirmed.

Gordon Brown appeared to step back from a G20 declaration to introduce a bank tax after Downing Street insisted that he was merely trying to open a debate on raising new money from the City.

Barclays Capital has unveiled a fund solely comprising ETFs in Singapore.

The Pacific Investment Management Company (Pimco) has launched two ETFs tracking indices comprising US Treasury securities.

Latin American pension funds have been dropping mutual funds and tapping emerging markets ETFs to gain exposure to non-domestic equities, according to industry figures.