Splitting the term sales from advice is "no more than playing with words", Mike Kellard says.

Bradford & Bingley International has reviewed the interest rates on its offshore offerings following the November reductions in base rate by the Bank of England, US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank (ECB).

Monetary policymakers should be following the Crosby Report's recommendation to restart the mortgage finance markets rather than focusing on cutting interest rates, according to the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI).

Lloyds TSB has unveiled details of its multi-brand banking strategy once the proposed acquisition of HBOS is finalised.

Struggling mining and resources stocks followed the lead of US counterparts overnight and dragged the FTSE100 lower in early trading this morning, currently 0.87% behind to 4127.56.

The FSA has published a consultation paper proposing a far-reaching overhaul of liquidity requirements for banks, building societies and investment firms.

The Bank of England is working on radical plans to inject cash directly into the economy - the nuclear option to be used only when interest rates approach zero, according to The Telegraph .

Britain's pre-retirement population is growing increasingly concerned about the impact of the credit crunch on their pensions savings, yet 60% have shunned financial advice.

The biggest news of the last week or so, aside from the recent tax tinkering from the chancellor that is, has been the arrival of the FSA's latest thoughts on the RDR.

F&C has made redundancies across its retail sales division in a restructure of its adviser-facing team.