A rapid fall in asset values could provide an opportunity for taxpayers to gift their surplus assets and minimise future inheritance tax (IHT) bills, according to Dixon Wilson.

Britons' household finances have deteriorated to a record low in the third quarter, according to Alliance Trust's Financial Reality Index.

Jupiter Asset Management has launched a sterling class for the Jupiter Merlin International Equities Portfolio, designed to appeal to UK investors.

The UK economy "very likely" entered a recession in July, the Bank of England says, sparked partly by a banking crisis it calls the "worst since the outbreak of the First World War".

GCC markets have posted chaotic results in the third quarter, reflecting global markets, while funds registered for sale in the region have plummeted, according to Lipper.

A number of insurance comparison websites are failing to provide adequate information about the level of excesses applying to policies, an FSA review concludes.

Morgan Stanley has launched a new suite of capital protected plans - offering investors exposure to UK equities, Asian indices and global infrastructure.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is considering options to relax rules which force firms winding up a pension scheme as part of a corporate restructure or demerger to fully cover liabilities.

Unemployment reached an 11-year high today when another huge increase in the numbers looking for work edged the total closer to the two million mark, The Independent reports.

AWD Chase de Vere will sell-off its Read IFA and Home Finance mortgage consulting businesses in a bid to overcome continued losses at the group.