Lloyds Banking Group plans to cull 530 jobs and close one site in the UK before the end of this year.

Third way annuity sales have continued to grow in the first quarter of 2009, up 7.7% over twelve months.

Almost six out of ten IFAs are concerned they could face regulatory action concerning their asset allocation decisions taken during a period of unprecedented market volatility.

A sustained economic recovery is at least three to four years away, says Neil Woodford.

A Kent-based mortgage adviser put his services up for sale on online auction site eBay as a last resort after months of looking for work.

Alexander Forbes International has sold its life and pension administration software arm, Chambers Townsend Consultancy, to its management in a bid to focus on core business activities.

Just two homeowners have been helped by a flagship initiative to save families from repossession, it emerged last night.

The FTSE 100 is down in early trading, despite a belief it would rise similar to other world stock indices currently rallying off of positive US housing data.

Hedge funds should still form part of a well diversified portfolio despite many vehicles suffering poor performance during the financial crisis, Collins Stewart's Richard Hodgetts says.

Absolutely. Portfolio construction is about one thing; optimising a return profile for a client's given level of risk, but not in that order. It is imperative that the client fully understands the risks involved with different asset classes at this stage...