Michael Foot says tax transparency, liability and financial supervision will be the central themes of his review of British offshore financial centres.

iShares has released three equity ETFs as 'building blocks' for country exposure and four fixed i...

Michael Foot says tax transparency, liability and financial supervision will be the central themes of his review of British offshore financial centres.

Financial Services Secretary Lord Myners has hinted tax breaks for investment trusts holding bonds will be announced in tomorrow's Budget.

Banks and other financial institutions including insurance companies and pension funds could incur write-downs of more than $4trn by 2010, warns the IMF.

Credit Suisse UK retail equities team head Graham Ashby is set to join Aberdeen Asset Managment at the conclusion of the takeover, ifaonline.co.uk's sister publication Investment Week understands.

UK pension funds are increasing their allocation to non-traditional asset classes in a bid to manage their risk more effectively, according to research from Mercer.

A series of roadshows designed to help advisers sell more protection cover is being jointly launched by Direct Life & Pensions (DLP) and PruProtect.

LV= annuity customers whose income is RPI-linked will not be affected by the Retail Price Index's (RPI) tumble to -0.4%, which takes the UK into deflation for the first time in 50 years.

The Building Societies Association (BSA) has confirmed its members have signed up to a Customer Commitment arrangement designed for borrowers in financial difficulty.