The Bank of England will ease its lending criteria for short-term loans in order to help banks during the liquidity crisis.

Financial advisers do not expect today's (October 1) protected rights changes to run smoothly, according to research from Merchant Investors (MI).

Thames River Capital has appointed Graeme Pollok, previously a senior figure at the FSA, as its compliance and risk manager.

Friends Provident has enhanced its corporate pensions offering by adding SIPP and income withdrawal options to its New Generation Group Personal Pension.

Investors must look beyond the headline Asian growth story and understand exactly where companies are putting their excess cash flows, according to Michael Godfrey, manager of M&G Asian fund.

Stoxx, a major provider of European equity indices, has appointed Ricardo Manrique as chief executive officer.

Today is the first day that around £100bn of protected rights money currently sitting in insured funds can be consolidated into a registered pension scheme including a SIPP.

Norwich Union International has improved its website in a bid to make it easier for advisers and clients to manage their offshore investments.

Shares in the FTSE 100 saw a tumultuous but mostly positive morning after news of an alternative to the $700bn bail-out emerged in the US.

Royal London plunged to a £236m loss in the first half of 2008, as the group's revenue was hit by a negative £1.63bn investment return.