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Investors will soon be able to trade all Aim stocks on a rival junior exchange following a legal settlement between the London Stock Exchange and Plus Markets, writes Sean Farrell.

INVESTORS will be keen to hear Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary’s take on the state of the battered airline sector this week when the budget airline posts annual figures tomorrow.

CARLO ANCELOTTI has left AC Milan - paving the way for him to be Chelsea boss

ROBERTO MANCINI claims he has been offered the Sunderland manager’s job

Unfortunately, Sally’s total pension savings take her over the £17,500 limit rule. This would have allowed her to take the personal pension pot as a lump sum, stemming the losses by reinvesting elsewhere, says independent adviser Frances Kemp. “Friends Provident is OK, so if Sally does not need an income yet, she should leave the pension where it is but she needs to do some work to improve it,” she explains.

THE number of people taking complaints about financial services companies to the official watchdog has soared during the past year as a result of the economic crisis.

BORROWERS are increasingly turning to pawnbrokers to solve their short-term cashflow problems, according to new reports. As lenders become both increasingly selective about their customers and more conservative in extending overdrafts, consumers are being forced to become more creative in their attempts to raise cash.

JESSOPS, the embattled camera retailer, is faced with a market in “terminal decline” and must close more shops and boost online sales and promotions, expert say.

LLOYDS Banking Group faces a stormy annual general meeting this week amid calls for the scalps of directors responsible for the disastrous HBOS takeover and lingering fury at executive pay levels.

CASH & CARRY group Bestway has rung up a near 25 per cent rise in profits, indicating grocery wholesalers are faring just as well as supermarkets during the economic slump.