Incoming rules from the European Union could threaten the future of pensions auto-enrolment, according to the ABI.

North's John Husselbee is maintaining a defensive stance in his suite of multi-manager funds, bolstering his cash weightings despite the recent market upturn.

Novia is responding to demand from advisers by making a number of structured product providers available on its online platform.

Switzerland is the favourite home of wealthy, international mobile people but London has taken a hit in playing host to non-domiciles due to the Government's 'aggressive' fiscal moves to penalise the mobile wealthy community, according to Scorpio Partnership....

Lloyds Banking Group warned shareholders yesterday that it might be forced by Brussels to sell core businesses or submit to controls on interest rates as the price of getting state aid approval.

The FTSE 100 has fallen almost 2% in early trading this morning, as an IMF warning the UK Government may need to pump more capital into Britain's banks drove the blue-chip index down 85.50 points to 4,382.91.

The Bank of England (BoE) considered expanding its programme of quantitative easing, the minutes from the last Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting have shown.

The debate on Equitable Life in Westminster Hall yesterday offered precious little hope of a speedy or satisfactory resolution to the problems caused by the collapse of the mutual insurer.

Guernsey has bolstered its relationship with the US political establishment which now views the island more favourably than before according to Lyndon Trott, Guernsey's chief minister.

The Government failed to 'seriously consider' the idea that stock markets might fall, which has damaged confidence in pension saving, according to Dr Ros Altmann.