Dominic Rossi has resigned from his position as head of equities at Threadneedle to join Gartmore as chief investment officer later this year.

Threadneedle head of equities Dominic Rossi is to leave the firm and join Gartmore as CIO.

Advisers have grasped SIPP opportunities, with applications to the SIPPcentre more than doubling in June 2008, according to A J Bell.

Clerical Medical has come under fire for pulling out of a charges deal on its Retirement Selection Plan (RSP), a version of the James Hay SIPP.

Damaged by the Georgia conflict, Russia's stockmarket has lost almost a third of its value in the last two months, according to Michael Konstantinov, manager of the Allianz RCM Bric Stars fund.

SIPP applications received in June by SIPPcentre were up 62% on the same period last year, parent firm A J Bell announced today.

Bright Grey, a protection specialist within the Royal London Group, has introduced a telephone interviewing process in a bid to save processing time and reduce non-disclosure.

Suffering a critical illness could treble the amount of money an individual needs to save every month to live comfortably in retirement, research suggests.

A weak housing market continues to fuel a letting boom, as demand for rented accommodation in July grew by 76% year on year, according to Your Move.

Towry Law has been appointed by Camelot to provide holistic financial planning advice to National Lottery winners.