The president of the World Bank has warned that the world is "one shock away from a full-blown crisis".

BP is facing calls from some of its biggest shareholders to sell off up to half its assets as part of a radical restructure.

Professional Adviser speaks to the CII as we launch our Investing in the Profession initiative to help promote improving standards for advisers.

The ‘emerging' adviser profession is on a long journey to be as highly recognised as doctors or accountants and a whole package of measures will be needed to change consumer perceptions, according to CII director of financial services Steve Jenkins.

It seems somehow fitting the Association of IFAs (AIFA) is conducting a root and branch review at the same time as members are mulling their own futures in the run-up to RDR and beyond.

The oil price fell by as much as $3.25 a barrel on Tuesday after the world's biggest commodity trader called the top of the market for crude and a range of other commodities.

Continuing restrictions threaten the product's existence

The Serious Fraud Office decided to drop an investigation into Equitable Life because financial regulators were already aware of potential criminal activity at the failed insurer, according to a new document.

Global markets are all down on a tsunami warning for north-eastern Japan after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck off the east coast of Honshu.

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