The Dow Jones advanced more than 2% in early trading as investors reacted positively to signs Greece could get help from the European Union (EU).

The FTSE 100 opened flat Tuesday after a slump in financial stocks sent the Dow Jones to its first close below 10,000 in three months.

Blue Sky Asset Management has relaunched its Capital Accumulator Autocall Dual Index plan.

WAY Fund Managers (WFM) is launching the WAY Charteris Gold Portfolio and WAY Green Portfolio funds with Asian and Best Ideas portfolios to come later this year.

Investec Structured Products has added Royal Bank of Scotland as an alternative asset provider for its new collection of plans.

Net retail sales reached their highest level on record in 2009, up 45% on their previous best performance, according to the IMA.

The FTSE 100 opened slightly down, dipping 0.02% or 0.84 points to 5,246 in early trading, as BP posted worse then expected fourth quarter results.

Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) is planning to convert a further four unit trusts to Oeics at the end of February 2010.

Arc Capital & Income's investors will have to wait even longer to get their money back after the provider went into administration.

George Soros has called for a radical break-up of banks which are "too big to fail".