Franklin Templeton is set to launch four Sicav funds within its Luxembourg-registered Franklin Templeton Investment Funds (FTIF) range.

MyLocalAdviser , the online directory of financial advisers, has re-launched with updated features including an Adviser Zone and marketing tools.

The value of new equity release business has fallen nearly 7% over the past twelve months, but is faring considerably better than the mainstream mortgage market.

Nationwide has announced it will increase rates on its tracker mortgages from tomorrow.

Living Time has warned the Treasury not to use the current economic turmoil as an excuse to drop the promised OMO update from the forthcoming Pre-Budget Report.

Three in four UK mortgage lenders have not passed on the Bank of England's full 0.5% base rate reduction to their variable rate customers.

Ethical investment house Ecclesiastical has made its range of retail funds available through the Skandia platform.

Global currency markets face either a textbook worldwide recession, or a "bleaker" scenario in which the Japanese yen overtakes the dollar and becomes the strongest currency, according to Thanos Papasavvas, head of currency management at Investec.

Hornbuckle Mitchell (HB) has called on the Government to confirm it has formally dropped its tough stance on the use of an ASP at age 75.

Bestinvest has reappointed John Spiers as chief executive following the departure of Andrew Barnes at the end of last month.