The Dow Jones was up in early trading, rising 71 points, or 0.95%, to 7,593 as of 3:25pm GMT.

The RDR will only improve outcomes for wealthy customers who already use financial advice services, according to Aegon.

HMRC has extended the deadline for Icesave savers who have not yet transferred their cash ISA.

Despite well documented criticism over home information packs (HIPs), Hamptons International believes the impending regulation changes could help the market by promoting greater transparency and ensuring consumers are better informed.

The Government was fully aware of the terms of Sir Fred Goodwin's controversial £703,000 a year pension, according to Royal Bank of Scotland's former chairman.

Barclays is in exclusive talks with private equity firm CVC Capital Partners over the sale of its exchange traded fund business iShares, a source familiar with the deal says.

London can lead the way out of the financial crisis, but it also has the most to lose warns The Association of British Insurers (ABI).

The FSCS could raise its deposit protection to half a million pounds in cases of temporarily high deposits, the FSA has revealed today.

HSBC has launched a pilot scheme referring potential mortgage borrowers to in-branch John Charcol consultants for whole of market advice.

Key Retirement Solutions has launched a new equity release referral proposition, which includes microsites designed to take branding from the firm's partners.