Fee-based IFA Conforto Financial Management has hired a senior wealth adviser from Towry Law as part of expansion plans which include the opening of a new office in London and ambitions to acquire other IFAs.

Legal & General (L&G) has outlined the ‘key life stages' when certain types of protection cover may be most useful.

MetLife Europe has doubled its sales force with plans for a further recruitment drive in 2009.

Gordon Brown says the temporary ban on short-selling certain financial stocks may evolve into more permanent controls.

MetLife Europe is planning the next stage of its recruitment drive for 2009 having now doubled its sales force.

Defaqto has pointed to a shift in focus from ascertaining cost towards seeking quality-based information by those using price comparison websites.

East European stocks are attractively priced at present, with limited risks of further downward movement, according to Raiffeisen Capital Management (RCM).

Up to 25 IFAs are being offered the chance to outsource their investment business to asset manager Bestinvest.

John Charcol has signed a sole-tie distribution agreement with Legal & General to provide mortgage payment protection insurance (MPPI) and other protection products.

The number of mortgages available to people with smaller deposits has dived by 45% over the past twelve months.