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Wall Street shares were relatively flat in early morning trading as investors locked in profits as they await the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision later today.

The US dollar has fallen to a one-year low against the euro ahead of the G20 and Federal Reserve meetings.

Investors are bringing retirement plans forward and buying annuities now to take advantage of the recent rally in equity markets, according to Hargreaves Lansdown.

The Conservatives will restore the link between earnings and the level of the basic state pension should they win next year's general elections, David Cameron says.

Scottish Life has launched an information pack to help advisers make the most of changes to the minimum retirement age in 2010.

The number of mortgages approved by major banks in August is up by 81% over the past year, figures from the British Bankers' Association (BBA) show.

Firms will continue to accept the bulk of responsibility for the sale of financial products, the FSA says today, after failing to reach a consensus on whether to force consumers to accept more liability.

Advisers have regained their appetite for riskier equities, according to a survey.

Currency broker Caxton FX warns that parity between the pound and the euro could be reached as soon as next month.

The UK economy has begun to emerge from recession but growth next year will be fragile, a forecast by business group the CBI has warned.