The Isle of Man has signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with France, marking its twelfth agreement with an OECD member country.

Royal London 360° has added two Sarasin funds to Paragon, its regular premium product, following a recent fund review.

Staff at Axa received a shock when contestants taking part in hit BBC show The Apprentice gatecrashed their London offices to sell them lunch.

Just Retirement saw sales fall 8.6% over the past year, according to its half-year results published today.

Critics of FSA proposals to up firms' capital adequacy requirements are calling on advisers to have their say after the regulator revealed it had so far received only a handful of responses to its plans.

LV= has reported a loss of £202m after tax (on an IFRS basis) in 2008 compared to £50m profits in 2007.

Shares in Barclays soared today on reports the FSA had given the bank's balance sheet a clean bill of health, which will allow it avoid seeking funds from the Government, reports The Times .

Abbey for Intermediaries (AfI) and Alliance & Leicester Intermediary sales are to mark the launch of their new integrated sales force by introducing two broker exclusive products.

A strong performance from banks including Barclays, Lloyds and RBS helped the FTSE hold steady on opening this morning at 3,925 points.

Mortgages for Business has launched a network just for unregulated advisers who wish to transact buy-to-let business.