The Government's review of NEST is now underway as part of its overall spending reforms.

Neil Munroe, external affairs director at Equifax, offers some tips for brokers to help clients produce a successful mortgage application.

Staff resignations doubled at the FSA in Q2 ahead of Government plans to split the regulator and the rise of more lucrative opportunities in the private sector.

Six UK bank bosses are to form a taskforce designed to help get lending to businesses back on track.

Charlie Eppinger, interim CEO of Cofunds, says ‘it is business as usual' at the platform and its development strategy is on course despite the departure of Brett Williams last month.

Ed Dymott, head of UK fund partners for Fidelity, on the influx of new names entering the UK market, and the challenges facing platforms

Annual house price growth fell to 4.9% in July from 6.3% the previous month, according to Halifax.

L&G has reported its IFRS operating profits grew 34% to £542m for the first half of the year, helped by its strong investment and savings arms.

Axa Wealth reported new business rose 45% to £1.9bn in the first half of 2010, helped by its Elevate wrap and a hike in the sales of personal pensions and offshore bonds.

Aviva has signed a five year deal to provide protection products for Santander from June 2011.