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The latest forecasts from the IMF suggest global growth will be negative in 2009 with the UK economy expected to be among the worst performers of the developed nations.

Conservative plans to curtail tax-funded payments into child trust funds have not gone down well. The scheme should be expanded not cut back, says the industry

It would appear financial services are going to play a fundamental part of the next general election with the Conservatives tackling many of the main issues with policy ideas and initiatives being announced during its party conference last week.

The Conference season ends this week with the Conservative party rallying its supporters in Manchester, after Labour and the Liberal Democrats did the same over the previous two weeks.

The announcement by the Conservatives they would put regulation of the banks back in the hands of Bank of England if they win the next election was greeted with general approval by most who commented.