Orbiter Group has confirmed its online sourcing and compliance system will be able to search for direct-only products, enabling brokers to work on a fee basis if desired.

Advisers have criticised suggestions that most endowment mortgages were mis-sold.

Just Retirement is suspending upfront fees on its equity release mortgage range until the end of 2008.

Negative economic growth in some of Europe's largest economies has prompted fears the Eurozone group may go into recession.

Axa Wealth Management has added the Estate Planning Account to its range of offshore propositions.

Inflation in the US hit a 17-year high in July as the high cost of fuel hit consumers' wallets.

Neptune's head of UK equities Jeremy Smith has outlined why his team remains underweight in financials, and has set out five key criteria which would need to improve before he would reinvest in the sector.

alburaq, has launched a capital-protected savings plan for British customers, designed to allow exposure to the stock market in harmony with ethical Islamic principals.

Invesco Perpetual has appointed Tim Dickson as fund manager within its Asian equities team.

Fidelity FundsNetwork is set to provide early business illustrations and take applications for SIPPs with protected rights from the middle of September.