Most consumers will "shop around" for the lowest adviser charge in the post RDR world, research suggests.

The FSA has fined a father and son for using inside information to avoid a near-£22,000 loss on a struggling oil exploration firm.

Fortis Life UK has hired Bupa head of sales Mark Anders to lead its sales team.

Technology provider 1st Exchange is launching a white-label client communication portal for advisers.

Jim Reeve, chief executive of national IFA Positive Solutions, this week moved to quell partners' fears of a company-wide legacy business review he admits will "likely" lead to at least some client redress.

The Government today proposed bringing to an end rules forcing pension investors to buy an annuity at a specific age.

Skipton-based lender Redstone Mortgages has been fined £630,000 and ordered to pay customer redress for unfairly treating customers in arrears.

Revised US economic forecasts and disappointing GDP figures from China hit European markets in early trading on Thursday, with the FTSE falling 0.6%.

Controversial investor Brian Myerson is to be "cold shouldered" from any takeover dealings in the UK for three years after he failed to overturn a ruling that he had breached the Takeover Code.

Prosecutors today raided 13 branches of Swiss bank Credit Suisse in Germany in connection with allegations staff helped clients evade taxes.