Reita has outlined an exam syllabus to help guide IFA examining bodies about the technical level of content required to raise the standard of adviser property investment knowledge.

The leaked loan book of Kaupthing bank claims Joe Lewis, the billionaire investor, and Daniel Levy, the chairman of Tottenham Hotspur, pledged part of their majority stake in the football club as collateral for a loan.

Many ill-informed British citizens who have moved outside the UK are getting a surprise tax bill from HMRC as well as their new home.

Members of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) are "significantly more confident" about their business outlook'.

Lloyds TSB International has revamped its International Bonus Saver Account.

Swiss bank UBS has posted a loss of 1.4bn Swiss francs (SFr) in Q2 as it battled to shrug off the impact of investments in the US mortgage market.

Morgan Stanley has hired Neville Godley as vice president of its Retail Structured Products Distribution team as part of its expansion plans.

Two of Britain's biggest banks have laid out their defence of the bonus culture following new evidence that bankers are on course for another year of bonanza pay-outs, The Daily Telegraph says.

Ecclesiastical Investment Management has added six funds to Cofunds.

Small business owners are too afraid to make redundancies for fear of being sued, according to new research.