Skandia has launched a series of online videos designed to help advisers with client segmentation and explain platforms to clients.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has alerted businesses of the need to file company tax returns and corporation tax payments (CT) electronically.

Novia has recruited Pippa Russell as head of corporate communications.

Nearly 300 adviser firms are "clinging on for dear life" after the ravages of last year's recession as the IFA market braces for a wave of corporate failures, says Plimsoll.

Syndicate Asset Management has promoted Jeremy Rance to the group's operational management team as group chief operating officer.

Merchant House is looking to become a market leader in the IFA space after acquiring assets and advisers from Clarkson Hill and is currently holding acquisition talks with another IFA firm.

The euro has fallen against the dollar amid renewed debt fears in the region as the yield on Portugal's treasury bill sale climbed to nearly double that of its last issuance.

Close Asset Management has become a sponsor of PanaceaIFA.com in a bid to reach out to smaller IFAs and widen access to its discretionary investment services.

Surging oil prices pose a threat to the economic recovery and nations must look to reduce their reliance on the black gold, says the International Energy Agency (IEA).

The price of gold has plummeted to a six-month low as the global rally in equities triggered by upbeat economic data threatens the precious metal's safe-haven appeal.