A rapid-response financial investigation team with wide-ranging powers is being set up in Iceland to prevent another financial meltdown.

Nine out of ten advisers warn investors are over-exposed to UK equities and could be hit in the coming months as the current market rally starts to falter, according to research by Ignis Asset Management.

Paul Burgin investigates how overseas advisers passporting their services into the country appear able to circumvent British rules and pose a threat to clients of UK advisers.

AT8's Mark Loosmore assesses Defaqto Engage as part of his review of product and fund tools for advisers.

Gemma Davies, a paraplanner/trainee financial planner at Bluefin's Cardiff office, works in a team of six providing support to financial planners Julie Lord and Marlene Shalton.

Over the years experience has taught me that, when a price sounds too good to be true, a little investigation will prove that it is.

Investors are bringing retirement plans forward and buying annuities now to take advantage of the recent rally in equity markets, according to Hargreaves Lansdown.

The FSA is contemplating a u-turn in how it supervises the retail market as retail MD Jon Pain says it will have an ‘open mind' on regulating products in the future.

Banks bailed out by the taxpayer during the financial crisis are telling investors they can avoid tax charges by investing in their in-house funds, a BBC Panorama investigation alleges.

Henderson's Bill McQuaker, Schroders' Andrew Yeadon and Sarasin's David Vickers have been selected to run funds for IFA Foster Denovo's new investment company, Sequel.