Bluefin Advisory Services is offering its staff and advisers a support package to help them achieve the CII's Diploma in Financial Planning, through their 'Advance' professional qualifications initiative.

Lloyds Banking Group is to close all 160 of its Cheltenham & Gloucester (C&G) branches across the UK with the loss of up to 1,500 jobs.

Andrew Milligan, head of global strategy at Standard Life Investments, says that confidence is returning to parts of the property market

A keen eye for what clients value has seen Capital Asset Management focus on the advice process and outsource the non client-facing elements of the business, MD Alan Smith tells David Burrows

Insight's Multi Asset team is taking a cautious stance on the recent equities rally and is seeking to protect its gains from future significant market falls by taking out options on its FTSE 100 holdings.

LV Asset Management (LVAM) multi-manager team has added the LV= European ex UK Growth fund to its entire Managed Portfolio range.

Bluefin Advisory Services is offering its staff and advisers a support package to help them achieve the CII's Diploma in Financial Planning, through their 'Advance' professional qualifications initiative.

Generali International has added Castlestone Management's Aliquot Gold Bullion fund to its unit-linked fund range.

A mammoth 500% jump in the value of FSA fines handed out in 2008/9 compared with the previous 12 months may be repeated in 2009/10, a City law firm warns.

Ascentric and iShares have joined forces to offer Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) masterclasses for IFAs.