Fidelity FundsNetwork has laid down the gauntlet to rivals by pledging to disclose payments it receives from fund groups by the end of the month.

S&P's decision to cut the US's prized AAA credit rating puts the superpower in a worse position than the Isle of Man and Hong Kong.

The top rate of tax could be replaced with a mansion tax or a levy on the richest in society if it is scrapped, according to Vince Cable.

A majority of leading economists polled by the BBC expect interest rates to remain unchanged until next year.

AXA Wealth's net new business rose 18% to £1.1bn for the first half of 2011, with the group benefiting from last year's strategic review which lead to a focus on this part of the business.

Yields on the 10-year gilt have fallen to an all-time low below 2.77% as recessionary fears resurface across the globe.

I guess it was always inevitable. The first paper, DP 10/2, proposed the ban on rebates to platforms, to the dismay of the fund supermarkets; the second paper, CP 10/29 proposed a ban on cash rebates, bringing foreseeable, albeit slightly muted, protests...

Hargreaves Lansdown shares fell sharply in early trading today after the FSA said in yesterday's platform paper it wants to ban payments from fund managers to platforms and cash rebates to consumers.

US markets have reversed earlier gains after manufacturing data raised further doubts about the strength of the economic recovery.

The FSA says platform charging rules will not come into force by the RDR deadline of 31 December 2012, as more research is needed before it can make the final decision on whether to ban cash rebates.