A structured products investment platform has been launched by SPGO, aimed at financial advisers and institutional investors.

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has called for more consultation on the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) proposed powers, citing concerns firms could be wrongly punished and consumer confidence damaged.

The implementation of new banking reforms is not expected for a "significant amount of time", according to a document accidently leaked by a Santander boss.

The Bank of England has kept interest rates at their record low level of 0.5% following the latest meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has told firms to ignore a scam email telling them the regulator intends to take action agaisnt them for tax evasion.

Downing Street has rejected calls from a group of prominent economists to drop the 50p tax rate as soon as possible, although it has continued to insist it is only a temporary measure.

Bondholders owed £2.5bn following the Icelandic banking crisis have begun a legal challenge against the 'priority status' given to local authorities and the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) to get their money back from Landsbanki.

Jon Everill, a former director at Bluefin and a co-founder of Destini, has been voted in as the new president of the Personal Finance Society (PFS).

A former financial adviser has been jailed for nine months for driving 23 miles the wrong way down a motorway drunk.

An alternative assessment route being offered by New Model Business Academy has been added to the list of qualifications meeting retail distribution review (RDR) requirements by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).