AXA Winterthur Wealth Management has launched a new website to help advisers get the most from working with the restructured business.

FSA chief executive Hector Sants today admitted the limitations of a pure principles-based regime and suggested the regulator would instead move toward a more 'outcomes-focused' approach.

The FSA has issued a consumer warning about a Kent adviser accused of doctoring mortgage and insurance applications.

Employees will need to be provided with basic pension scheme information within seven days of starting work from 2012, the Government says.

Scottish Widows has launched a six year capital protected fund aimed at cautious investors looking to protect their investment in the current economic crisis.

There were almost 10,000 fewer approved house purchases in January compared with the previous month, statistics from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) show.

A controversial FSA directive forcing providers and advisers to tell clients the total premium of a protection policy over its lifetime is being reviewed.

Aegon saw UK life and pensions sales climb 3% during 2008, despite generating a €181m loss globally.

The youngest billionaires from across the globe have lost almost a third of their wealth, according to Forbes rich list.

Standard Life reported its operating profit before tax (on an EEV basis) rose 6% from £881m to £933m in 2008 compared to the previous year.