UK interest rates could need to be cut further to support growth and return inflation to target, the Bank of England's chief economist has said.

China: Fortune cookie or a ‘big casino'?

Close Brothers Asset Management is to sell its corporate business to JLT Employee Benefits for an undisclosed sum.

Troubled overseas property group Harlequin is encouraging investors to use compensation payouts to reinvest in its scheme - at the same time as it fights a settlement deal it reached with unhappy investors last year.

National Chartered financial planning firm Fairstone Financial Management has backed the ambitions of its advisers who want to achieve individual Chartered status with the launch of an online training academy.

Old Mutual Wealth has appointed Gary Dale as head of advisory sales, poaching him from a similar role at rival Investec.

Fund factsheets from eight of the ten best-selling fund groups contain performance data that is six weeks out of date and fails to reflect recent market turmoil, according to research by a fintech firm.

Aegon has said it will leave life company trade body the Association of British Insurers (ABI) at the end of the year, and instead lobby the government and regulators directly.

Advisers may be clued up on mobile and remote technology but they are not making the most of it in their businesses, writes tech expert Mark Loosmore...

Fees charged by St James's Place (SJP) are under the spotlight once again, as the restricted advice firm reluctantly gives some answers to investors who are struggling to find out how much they pay for its services.