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High Court rules it cannot endorse PwC proposal to speed up the return of assets to creditors, but firm says it may appeal

Borrowers are continuing to suffer as lenders remain reluctant to reduce the cost of fixed rate mortgages, according to Moneyfacts.co.uk.

The FTSE 100 has opened lower this morning as investor confidence was dented by weaker Asian markets overnight and a flat US session on Monday.

The Manchester branch of the Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) has appointed the owner of Smart Financial Planning as its new chairman.

The director of a Cornwall-based IFA has been slapped with a £17,500 fine for failing to tell the FSA about an employee's suspect methods and ethics.

The pound fell to an 11-week low of €1.1461 yesterday despite bullish global equity markets.

Millions of British adults have no idea which investor is looking after their pension, or how that money is being invested, new research has shown.

HMRC has launched a revised version of its 302 page Residence, Domicile and Remittances Manual, including an updated chapter on the remittance basis.

US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke will be nominated for a second term by Barack Obama later today.

Barclays Wealth has launched new issues of its Minimum Return Plan, Protected FTSE Plan plus UK and US Super Trackers after the early closure of its preceding range.