Most commentators attribute structured products' current popularity to the capital protection they offer. But I think it's something else...

The FSA today ordered firms reopen about 185,000 previously-rejected payment protection insurance (PPI) complaints and reassess them.

The founder members of Thinc (now Bluefin) have left the company following a restructure that will see a shift to a fee-based model across the private client division.

Amid concerns the Bank of England may soon introduce "negative interest rates", the deputy governor, Charles Bean, will today convene a meeting of City economists to explain the policy of quantitative easing.

The move to higher minimum qualification requirements for UK advisers will not stop at Level 4, according to Scotland IFA Affluent Financial Planning.

Legal & General has prepared a defence document to ward off an unwanted takeover approach from Clive Cowdery's Resolution vehicle.

An investment and protection IFA has logged a petition with Downing Street calling for the disbandment of the current FSA senior management.

The Association of IFAs (AIFA) today issues a stark warning to the FSA over the "unintended consequences" of applying proposals in the RDR to the corporate pensions (GPP) market.

Advisers are being invited to personal protection workshops designed to help them boost sales.

More than 40% of smaller employers in the UK would consider closing their existing pension schemes for the potentially less-generous Personal Accounts, a study suggests.