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The UK should follow America and use tax breaks as a tool to encourage employers to provide staff with financial education, a US government adviser suggests.

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has launched guidance for employers to improve financial awareness in the workplace and reduce employee stress.

The Bank of England has held interest rates at 0.5% for the 41st consecutive month and kept its bond-purchase target at £375bn.

A Bradford-based financial adviser has been jailed after a court found him guilty of stealing almost £400,000 from four vulnerable clients over a 16-year period.

Simple term life insurance and income replacement products have been proposed in an independent steering group report to encourage consumer engagement with the industry.

The man who signed rock band The Killers is now hoping to crack the insurance market with a new social media-based release for brokers.

Mark Hoban, financial secretary to the Treasury, has announced proposals that will help the authorities deal with the failure of parts of the financial system other than banks.

Now Health International has announced details of its WorldCare product, including a price review, to take effect from 1 August.

Medicash is targeting brokers to expand business in London and the south east.

Zurich has announced changes to its protection proposition in an aim to speed up processes.