The Chancellor has said the 50p top rate of income tax is only a "temporary" measure, though he is not yet ready to scrap it.

Mortgage Brain, the mortgage technology solutions provider, has confirmed that it won't be progressing with the proposed acquisition of TrigoldCrystal.

A mortgage adviser has been banned by the regulator for swindling thousands of pounds from clients to pay off debts and then failing to pay the monies back.

Mortgage providers have been criticised for plans to penalise consumers who are paying into pension schemes by restricting the sums they can borrow.

Eric Daniels, the former CEO of Lloyds, has been dropped from the shortlist of candidates for the upcoming chairmanship of Aviva, after complaints from investors.

Europe's biggest banks must fully disclose their exposure to sovereign debts, as part of a new round of stricter stress tests.

Fourteen people, including a solicitor, surveyors, valuers and mortgage advisers, have appeared in court in Wales charged in connection with an alleged £20m conspiracy to defraud.

Wealth manager Brooks Macdonald took a £545,000 hit from the FSCS levy last year but profits before tax for the six months to 31 December 2010 still rose 24% to £3.06m.

So the TSC has quizzed the FSA on the RDR and the FSA stood firm under fire. As the dust settles, what are the take-outs for Training and Competence (T&C) Schemes?

Standard Life's operating profit before tax increased by 7% to £425m in 2010, boosted by the uptick in markets and strong flows into funds and SIPPs.