Roughly 71% of landlords expect rent arrears to increase during 2009, research by the National Landlords Association (NLA) has found.

It might seem strange to suggest that November saw a return to normality, but in many ways that is how it felt to me, albeit a very depressing return to normality.

Novia has added the Aliquot Commodity fund and Aliquot Agriculture fund to its investment range as investors seek allocation to real assets to shelter from the market turmoil.

A US market recovery will not occur until "well beyond 2009", though when it does happen it will be mega cap stocks that lead the way, according managers at SWIP.

Thousands of UK shareholders' details are listed on a database frequented by known fraudsters, the FSA has learned.

The current stress on the financial services sector has seen the number of adviser firms featured in the Sunday Times' Fast Track halve over the last 12 months.

Nine in ten investment landlords is currently opting to neither buy nor sell despite falls in both asset values and rental yields, research by the Association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA) suggests.

UK taxpayers waste more on Inheritance Tax (IHT) payments than any other duty as a result of poor financial planning, research suggests.

A volatile stockmarket and low interest rates will lead to a boom in structured products next year, administrator Opal says.

More small businesses are turning to small self administered schemes (SSAS) in order to borrow money from their employees' pensions, according to provider Hornbuckle Mitchell.