Advisers think the FSA's independent and restricted labels are "wrong" but the majority will remain whole of market after 2013, recent findings suggest.

Nucleus has added a self-service option to its model portfolios, which gives advisers more control to create and rebalance investments.

The FTSE 100 has opened in positive territory as higher commodity prices and a strong overnight showing from Wall Street and Asia buoyed investors.

Business secretary Vince Cable has prompted a new confrontation with Chancellor George Osborne after warning Britain could face the "bomb" of a second financial emergency.

Outgoing Bank of England interest rate hawk Andrew Sentance has argued a rise in interest rates would provide a long-term cure for UK economy.

UK consumers are "technically" back in recession, Branson eyes Lloyds branches and the OECD urges the Bank to hike rates…we bring you today's top stories from the nationals.

Apollo has launched a discretionary fund management service with six risk managed portfolios on the Novia platform.

French finance minister Christine Lagarde has thrown her hat into the ring for the vacant top spot at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The global economy faces the risk of stagflation as rising commodity prices and slowing growth in China derail the recovery, said the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

The Retail Distribution Review (RDR) will create "perverse" tax implications for consumers facing "significant uncertainties", the IMA warned today.