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Oil prices have jumped to a nine-month high on mounting concerns turmoil in Iraq may have a negative impact on global supplies.

Government plans to overhaul the retirement process could increase the threat of pensions liberation fraud by overstretching administrators, warns the Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA).

Chancellor George Osborne plans to allow the Bank of England to implement new measures to control accelerating house prices in the UK, as the property market shows signs of overheating.

The governor of the Bank of England has told the UK to prepare for a potential rise in interest rates this year.

Banks caught mis-selling interest rate hedging products (IRHPs) have so far paid £1.1bn in compensation to customers, the Financial Conduct Authority has revealed.

Woodford Investment Management, the new fund group set up by veteran fund manager Neil Woodford, is set to back the flotation of breakdown recovery service the AA.

Quilter Cheviot's Nick Lacey has joined Psigma Investment Management as business development director.

F&C property managers Guy Glover and Marcus Phayre-Mudge have identified four key issues which could impact investors in the property sector.

The Chancellor is set to announce plans to clamp down on traders who manipulate markets, while establishing a review of how these markets operate.

The result of the Indian election, although positive for the economy, may not be as much of a game changer for investors as some suggest, according to Sophia Whitbread, manager of the Newton Emerging Income fund.