The FTSE 100 remains marginally in the red this afternoon, with miners dragging on the index.

The FTSE leapt to a six-month high on Thursday thanks to bumper corporate results across Europe and the US and a strong showing from miners.

The Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC) is set to become a charity and change its name to the Financial Skills Partnership (FSP).

The FSA has expressed concern IFAs are drastically underestimating the risks of making client investments on platforms, with some firms accused of shoe-horning clients into pre-packaged solutions.

Alan Lakey has branded yesterday's RDR debate a "travesty" and labelled Mark Hoban a figure of "ridicule" for claiming IFAs are no more qualified than McDonald's workers.

Shadow Chancellor Alan Johnson says Osborne's Spending Review amounts to a "reckless gamble with people's livelihoods" and accused the government of being motivated by ideological reasons.

Today's inaugural RDR debate in Westminster Hall finished just moments ago. Here is the best of what was said...

Legal & General Savings has appointed former head of Standard Life Savings Geoff Towers as MD platforms and distribution as the firm focuses on its RDR business transition strategy.

Swansea-based Estate Capital Financial Management has become the latest firm to join IFA-controlled wrap Nucleus.

The leaders of 35 of the UK's biggest companies have expressed their support for the government's plans for spending cuts running into billions of pounds.