The FTSE was flat in early trading Thursday despite a positive outlook from defence contractor BAE Systems.

Semperian, a £1.3bn property fund spun out of Land Securities, has pleaded guilty to an FSA charge of failing to ask for the regulator's approval when it bought an FSA registered business.

George Soros doubled his investment in the world's largest gold fund just weeks before claiming investing in the precious metal is now the "ultimate bubble".

Revenues at Axa Wealth fell 23% last year to £474m as the recession hit bond and pension sales.

An open letter from an adviser to AIFA has reignited the fierce debate over whether higher minimum qualifications are the answer to the industry's problems.

Ever tried reading Finnegans Wake or Moby Dick? How about Les Miserables, or maybe an FSA consultation paper...?

The FSA says proposals to charge firms' variable fees depending on their size are an "appropriate" measure to reflect the amount of work it carries out.

The financial ombudsman (FOS) proposes increasing its 2010/11 budget by almost £20m to resolve an extra 45,000 cases.

When actor Bill Nighy joined director Richard Curtis to launch a campaign for a 'Robin Hood tax' on banks, they were confident it would easily gain public support.

Germany's recovery from recession faltered in the final quarter of 2009, according to preliminary figures released today.