Advisers must shift their focus to life planning in the face of the challenging economic conditions, says the chief executive of Bluefin Advisory Services.

South African banking group Investec will join the ranks of the largest companies in the London market when it replaces Resolution in the FTSE 100.

LV= has promoted Richard Rowney to managing director, life and pensions, replacing the outgoing Rodney Cook.

Law firm Regulatory Legal says it has now raised enough funds to mount a judicial review into the FSCS's decision to impose a £70m additional levy on the investment intermediary subclass, following the collapse last year of Keydata and two stockbrokers....

Macquarie has launched a capital gains and losses calculation tool for financial planners.

Distribution Technology (DT) has launched a version of its risk profiling tool for the iPhone.

Clive Cowdery's Resolution slipped off the FTSE 100 last night and now ranks as the 123rd largest company on the London market.

Gordon Brown has confirmed 24 March as the day for the 2010 Budget ahead of a May General Election.

Independent advisers are being blamed for the failings of fund managers and have become scapegoats for the industry's problems, Applewood Wealth Management's Karl Hartey says.

Evercore Pan-Asset has launched two OEIC funds on Ascentric which will invest in exchange traded funds (ETFs).