Scottish Widows says advisers using its PASS exam preparation system fared better in the April Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) examinations than those who did not.

Offshore bond sales at Standard Life have more than trebled compared with last year, against the backdrop of global market chaos.

While mortgage rates have fallen in recent weeks, Moneyfacts.co.uk says borrowers should be wary of the rising costs of arrangement fees.

Yorkshire Bank is offering new customers the chance to remortgage without paying any fees for a limited period this summer.

The dominance of banks in the UK market is dwindling with only HSBC in the top ten blue-chip companies by market value, research suggests.

PSigma Investment Management (PIM) is set to launch a Balanced Managed fund of funds.

Abbey has made further cuts to some of its range of two and three-year fixed rate mortgages.

Legal & General Mortgage Club has added an exclusive two-year tracker to its range at 0.94% over base rate, giving a current rate of 5.94%.

Matterley LLP has been launched today as a new asset management company focusing on equity fund management and private equity.

As the first anniversary of Northern Rock's near demise approaches, analysis by Fidelity International shows that the credit crunch has led to increased concentration among Britain's blue chip companies.