Structured products have never been more popular. But their increasingly high profile has not dispelled many of the myths that continue to cloud the way some investors - and advisers - perceive them.

Demand for physically backed gold ETC rose significantly last week, with ETF Securities Physical ...

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Gross mortgage lending fell below £10bn in February to its lowest monthly figure for more that eight years, figures published by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) show.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) will make public business-specific complaints data from the Autumn, it has confirmed.

There is currently a group of around 100 undervalued and underperforming UK adviser firms "ripe for the picking" by acquisitive competitors, a study suggests.

Axa won best service provider and best overall provider as it scooped seven gongs at the LifeSearch Protection awards 2009.

Mark Tucker, chief executive of Prudential, is to step down from his role with the insurer at the end of September, to be replaced by chief financial officer Tidjane Thiam.

Fidelity International is urging the Chancellor to reinstate dividend tax credit for equity Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) with immediate effect.

Skandia is looking to add a further ten passive funds to its Selestaia Investment Solutions platform and its Life and Pensions fund range in response to adviser demand.