Nationals round-up: Interest rates are on the agenda this week while clients may also be taking an interest in income protection, private banking and cars.

An overwhelming majority of IFAs have called for the right to be able to appeal Financial Ombudsman Services (FOS) decisions in the courts.

As the second generation iPad and a raft of rival devices continue to find their way into businesses and homes around the country, IFAonline finds out if IFAs really need a tablet...

Foster Denovo has agreed a deal to acquire the IFA business of independent Lloyds brokerage firm John Holman & Sons.

The FSA has revealed almost one member of staff left per day on average over the last year, doubling the previous year's rate.

Our prayers for an educational video featuring an IFA dressed as the Easter bunny have been met by the irrepressible Pete Matthew.

The High Court today ruled banks must look again at hundreds of thousands of PPI cases, following an unsuccessful judicial review by the British Bankers Association (BBA) against the FSA.

Updated at 14.30: London's FTSE has stormed through the 6,000 barrier to hit 6026, up 2.2%, as strong corporate earnings and a new record high for gold prices triggered a European rally.

The FSA has banned four mortgage brokers and imposed fined totalling £450,000 on three of them for knowingly using misleading and inaccurate information to secure mortgages.

Tesco is targeting further growth in its banking business, which helped the retailer record record profits of £3.8bn for the year to the end of February.