Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has signalled his support for the 50p top rate of tax - putting him at odds with Chancellor George Osborne.

Axa Wealth's platform Elevate has partnered with discretionary managers Investec Wealth & Investment and Mercater Capital Management.

Novia has added State Street Global Advisor's (SSgA) range of SPDR exchange traded funds (ETFs) to the platform.

The fallout from the last week's market turmoil again dominated the money sections of the Sunday papers. But the phenomenon of vanishing advisers and a possible tidal wave of repossessions also grabbed the eye. It's IFAonline's round-up of the weekend's...

An £825,000 contribution by Ashcourt Rowan to an FSCS interim levy plus a number of exceptional and one-off costs saw the group post a near-£17m total loss for the year to March.

Consumers who want or would benefit from buying a financial product must have access to a range of simple plans which "do what they say on the tin", the Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP) said today.

Structured product investors with investments maturing this month are one group unlikely to suffer capital losses from the recent market volatility, according to comparison site StructuredProductReview.com.

Hundreds of IFA firms are following a "blind alley" strategy and need to change course quickly or risk disappearing, suggests a recent study.

Investors have piled out of UK and European equity funds amid the market turmoil and sought safe havens in money market and bond funds, according to activity on platforms over the past week.

Chancellor George Osborne will today update MPs on the British economy as turmoil continues on the world's stock markets.