Barclays is in talks with a US-based private equity firm over the sale of its iShares exchange trade...

The FSA has issued a consumer warning about an IFA firm for expats which may have cashed in on clients' investment products.

The FTSE 100 is up this afternoon rising 62.34 points (1.67%) to 3774.40 by 3:15pm.

Over 500 IFAs have voted for their favourite marketing campaigns in a new set of awards launched by agency Adventis NMG.

The demise of the sole trader IFA has been highlighted by new figures suggesting the number opting to join networks or nationals has reached a fresh high.

Hargreaves Lansdown is recommending the SVM UK Absolute Alpha - which launched this week - via its Wealth 150.

Fidelity investment guru Anthony Bolton has once again called the bottom of the market following his incorrect claim in October last year.

Many members will be disappointed with defined contribution schemes due to lack of knowledge, industry experts say.

The ABI has called for an EU-wide "supervisor of supervisors" to be created to regulate the financial services.

A European-led recovery could be on the cards, according to New Star fund manager Richard Pease.