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Solar groups win court case on subsidies

Hudge decides government acted unlawfully because cuts to feed-in tariffs came into effect two weeks before consultation was completed

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Solar groups win court case on subsidies

Autumn statement: Your Money Q&A

The chancellor George Osborne has delivered his autumn statement. Here, FT Money looks at what it means for the cash in your pocket

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Autumn statement: Your Money Q&A

MPs seek return of cheque guarantee cards

Campaigners are concerned that banks and retailers may refuse to issue or accept cheques in the future unless the government intervenes

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MPs seek return of cheque guarantee cards

Minister to fight pensions ‘bribes’

Government taking ‘urgent legal advice’ on ways to stop companies offering ‘cash bribes’ to employees to take lower value pensions

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Government urged to act over drawdown

Coalition under pressure to reverse cuts to drawdown cash limits as pension investors fall back on savings to shore up their retirement income

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Rethink on pension age benefits women

Work and pensions secretary amends the government’s controversial plans to quicken the pace at which the pension age for women will rise

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Rethink on pension age benefits women

Bond yields outweigh risks, say wealth managers

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High-quality bonds from companies with cash on their balance sheets are now yielding significantly more than government bonds

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Bond yields outweigh risks, say wealth managers

Government urged to relax drawdown limit

Government is urged to restore annual income limits for drawdown as tens of thousands of investors face significant drops in income

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Government urged to relax drawdown limit

NS&I pulls index-linked certificates

Government’s savings arm withdraws its popular index-linked certificates, leaving UK savers with few risk-free options to earn a real return

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NS&I pulls index-linked certificates

Global equities pare losses after US jobs data

Global equity benchmarks are paring losses after better-than-expected US jobs data reduced fears about the health of the world’s biggest economy

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