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Mortgage lending bounced back last month after falling into the negative for the first time on record in July, latest figures from the Bank of England (BoE) show.

HSBC is making an additional £0.5bn of mortgage funding available to homebuyers with deposits of 10%.

The UK economy contracted by less than expected between April and June, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The FTSE 100 has opened lower this morning despite three-figure gains on Wall Street overnight.

The founder members of Thinc (now Bluefin) have left the company following a restructure that will see a shift to a fee-based model across the private client division.

Amid concerns the Bank of England may soon introduce "negative interest rates", the deputy governor, Charles Bean, will today convene a meeting of City economists to explain the policy of quantitative easing.

A new child's PMI product has been launched.

A large majority of advisers do not have an Internet marketing plan, a study by IFA Life reveals.

The Dow Jones has kick-started the week with solid gains in early trading on Monday.

Corporate bond funds remain a firm favourite with investors, latest figures from the Investment Management Association (IMA) show.