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The Scottish National Party has today published its manifesto and pledged to implement grants first-time buyers to help them buy their first home, a local income tax and a pension in retirement based on residency rather than contributions.

Putting its pitch in ahead of the Pre-Budget Report, the Association of Investment Trust Companies is urging changes to rules it says discriminate against investment trust bond income to the advantage of unit trust products.

Research from Landlord Mortgages suggests the typical demographic of a buy-to-let landlord is of a married couple with at least one partner earning well in excess of national average wages.

The Investment Management Association has proposed radical reform of savings tax which could create a simplified single income and capital gains tax of 15% paid by investors at disposal.

T.Bailey has got the go-ahead by the Investment Management Association to provide 5-year performance data when its existing, separate, fund-of-funds products hit the fifth anniversary target in a single, merged form.

Research into possible links between happiness and higher incomes has found that most people require massive pay hikes to become happier, while those with a cheery disposition are more likely to earn more money than their grumpy colleagues.

The average British adult has around £500 in disposable income every month once they have paid basic living costs, such as tax, mortgage or rent and bills but are still not saving for the future, according to a survey commissioned by Clerical Medical....

Many pensioners were given little information about the condition of their private and State retirement benefits prior to their eventual retirement date but would have taken remedial action if known, suggests research published by the DWP.

British pensioners currently receive an income mirroring that of a graduate despite the fact their income has risen by one-quarter over the past decade, latest figures from the DWP reveal.

Higher income earners are just as likely to be found rummaging around car boot sales as acquiring the latest "bling-bling" accessory, research from LloydsTSB suggests.