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The government's Help to Buy scheme has triggered over £1bn of new home loans in the first three months since its inception, the Prime Minister has said.

The 14.4 million Grandparents in Britain gave £2.83bn directly to their grandchildren over the last year.

Three new members have been appointed to the Financial Services Consumer Panel.

Consumer group Which? is among four organisations awarded ‘super-complainant' status by the government, meaning it has the power to present complaints to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which must respond.

Life insurer Aviva has announced that it has allocated £500 million for investment in UK infrastructure.

Skandia has ‘fired a shot over the bows of its rivals' with changes to its Critical Illness (CI) plan, according to CIExpert.

The death rate from cancer has dropped by more than a fifth since the 1990s according to analysis from Cancer Research UK.

AXA PPP healthcare is introducing a new pathway for giving members of corporate healthcare schemes fast access to the right treatment for musculoskeletal conditions.

PruProtect has revealed that its overall new business has increased by almost a quarter in the intermediary market in recent months.

Caroline Rookes, the chief executive of the Money Advice Service (MAS), has hit back at critics of the organisation, saying the MAS is now delivering a "very effective" service and does not "step on the toes" of financial advisers.