Bank of England set for climbdown on inflation forecasts

Bank governor Mervyn King will be fighting to keep face tomorrow as the bank's inflation and growth forecasts lie in tatters.

Sants quits as head of FSA

FSA chief executive Hector Sants has resigned from the regulator.

An income at retirement without the long-term commitment

Choice is growing for retirees who want a guaranteed income over an agreed period of time without being locked in for the rest of their lives.

Tax changes are coming – here’s how to prepare

End of year tax planning should start early this year as there is a raft of changes of which high earners must take account.

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The Money Blog

Would electoral reform plunge Britain into chaos?

By Deborah Hyde | 11:20 | 09 Feb 2010

The opponents of electoral reform are vociferous and warn of a nightmarish future for Britain unless it sticks to the current system. But are they right?

Fidelity targets record £630m for Bolton's China trust

Sants reaction: Sympathy for FSA chief in 'impossible job'

Big Freeze kept house buyers and shoppers indoors in January

Shares make only modest opening gains

UBS back to profit but wealth arm suffers further outflows

Myners: Excessive bonuses are damaging pension funds

RBS and Lloyds lending falls short of bailout obligations, say MPs

Why all the signs point to a slump in the markets

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Advice

Sipps: who should invest and why

By Lorna Bourke

The tax relief, charges and options available with Sipps.

DIY Financial Planning: prepare for retirement

The Advice section has dozens of articles written by experts explaining the basics of money on subjects ranging from advice to investment and families to pensions - all in simple language. Click here for the full list.

Citywire Comment

Morning Line: Hector Sants jumps before Tories swoop

By Chris Marshall | 10:42 | 09 Feb 2010

More surprising than his resignation is that we didn’t see it coming.

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Citywire Videos

The 'cautious' fund that destroyed life savings, and the DVD that peddled it

By Daniel Grote | 00:01 | 28 Jan 2010

Around 20,000 investors were caught up in the Arch Cru scandal - and we've got the video that promoted one of the funds to IFAs.

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Retirement

Rob Kyprianou: The prospects for gilts - beyond the rhetoric

By Rob Kyprianou | 00:01 | 08 Feb 2010

Two investment heavyweights appeared to disagree about whether UK gilts really rest on a 'bed of nitroglycerine'. But look beyond the public rhetoric to understand what is really going on.

Property and Mortgages

Nasty housing market epidemic gets a cleanup

By Linton Chiswick | 00:01 | 09 Feb 2010

It was described as a ‘disaster waiting to happen’ but sale-and-rent-back companies will now be fully regulated. Will it work?

Jancis Robinson's Wine of the Week

Jancis Robinson: a lusciously aromatic red

By Jancis Robinson | 00:01 | 31 Jan 2010

This is strongly recommend to those looking for a versatile red that offers a whole range of new flavours and textures.

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