Spanish police say they have arrested a former JP Morgan Chase trader wanted by the United States for allegedly falsifying bank records to cover up $6bn in trading losses.

Oxford Risk, a spinout of the University of Oxford, has developed an online risk profiling service that gives investors and advisers access to professional risk assessments.

A businessman who amassed a £100m fortune through mis-selling credit card protection products showed contempt for the seven million affected victims yesterday.

US stock exchanges halted all trading in companies listed on the Nasdaq on Thursday after a "serious" technical issue stopped it from quoting share prices accurately.

Tina Weeks is growing her Serenity Financial Planning firm by bringing on board two more advisers and a paraplanner.

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RSM Tenon group has appointed administrators and has suspended its shares following an announcement this morning that a takeover deal by Baker Tilly has fallen through.

Almost a third of advisers have plans to expand their business in the next six months, either by recruiting additional staff or through mergers or acquisitions, according to research from the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA).

We look at ways investors can take advantage of the rising tide in the housing market.

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