The latest research from equity release provider Retirement Plus has revealed that 42% of IFA clients considering equity release worry about the impact it will have on the inheritance they leave behind.

Assureweb is set to launch an adviser service designed to support its full range of annuity quote options, including conventional and with-profits annuities.

Thousands of women face a major re-think of their retirement plans after a warning many remain in the dark about forthcoming changes to their state pension.

Investec is set to launch its One Year Range Deposit structured products into the retail market.

Evaluate Technologies has unveiled its 'one-stop shop' online sourcing solution for brokers and distributors, which it claims offers fully up-to-date and accurate whole-of-market business-to-business sourcing.

Standard Bank has appointed Adam Hunt as head of high net worth clients within its Private Bank division.

Nationwide International has reduced savings rates for its US dollar offshore accounts following the cut to the US Federal Reserve Base Rate in December.

Stenham has appointed Damian Cocking as senior relationship manager for the Channel Islands and Isle of Man while Marco Gebhard has been hired for the European market.

The IFA market has been compared with the airline industry in a report examining the dangers facing advisers in 2009.

Global investor confidence is accelerating this month as investors begin looking "more favourably" on risky assets, according to the State Street Investor Confidence Index.