Gordon Brown is spearheading a crackdown on 'tax havens' by the world's wealthiest nations.

Standard Life considered launching a pure money market fund days after its Pensions Sterling vehicle began dropping in value, but opted against it.

Alexander Forbes Financial Services is set to make a "limited number" of support staff redundant following a downturn in the corporate pensions market.

Arc Capital & Income plc (ACI) has issued the latest tranche of its bull and bear plan, which can benefit from both the upside and the downside of the FTSE 100.

Protection policyholders with Skandia are being given free access to health website roadtohealth.

People approaching retirement should seek professional advice on how to drawdown their pension as they are likely to take a double hit from lower gilt yields and falling fund values.

Offshore advisers could be putting their clients at risk of being hit with higher tax charges by not recommending trusts, according to Skandia International.

Orbiter has integrated over 40 lenders' affordability calculations within its online system as it moves from a sourcing system to become a common trading platform.

Financial advisers say the vacancy on the FSA Board left by the resignation of former HBOS chief Sir James Crosby must be filled by an IFA.

Mortgage lending has fallen to its lowest level since April 2001 and is set to fall even lower, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML)