Services provider Tenet has been given prior learning accreditation by the CII to develop, administer and mark an alternative to the JO5 Pensions Income Options exam module.

A member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has made his case for more quantitative easing (QE) to keep the economy on track.

Charlie Bean, deputy governer of the Bank of England, has hit the headlines by suggesting people should spend right now, while interest rates are low, rather than saving their money.

European markets have fallen sharply this morning with the FTSE 100 down 1.1% or 61.8 points at 5,511.63.

It was confirmed today that UK GDP rose by 1.2% in Q2 as previously estimated, representing the biggest increase since Q1 2001.

The IMF has broadly backed the coalition government's spending cuts and efforts to tackle the deficit.

A new application for the iPhone has been launched to help consumers find an IFA near them.

The director of a mortgage brokerage has been fined £14,000 by the FSA for failing to be open about his business practices and for control failings which allowed 'misleading' applications to be processed.

Only a third of consumers would be willing to pay anything for an hour of professional advice, according to a new survey by KPMG.

Growth within the financial services sector has been slower than anticipated, although life insurance businesses are showing increasing confidence.