The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has appointed 21 financial planners as ‘Chartered Champions' to promote the professional status across the UK.

IFAs are increasingly taking out business disruption insurance against regulatory investigations, according to a City law firm.

The Serious Fraud Office says the UK urgently needs a new centralised fraud database to combat rising financial crimes as the current FSA-run register is "clearly not working".

Government Whip and MP for Norwich North Chloe Smith is calling for an official meeting with Hector Sants on the FSA's role in Keydata's collapse.

Former member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) David Blanchflower says the UK will need "a lot more" quantitative easing (QE) to avoid a double dip recession.

The transition to adviser charging is increasingly focussing advisers' attention ahead of the RDR deadline while concern over qualifications wanes, according to research from L&G.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has sent a letter to 600 offshore account holders asking them to inform on their advisers' involvement in tax avoidance.

Current VAT rules threaten to penalise clients paying in instalments and could undermine the RDR's aims, warns Skandia.

The Bank of England is today expected to lower its economic growth forecast for the UK and raise its expectations for inflation next year.

Standard Life UK profits fell in the first half of the year, despite strong sales figures, largely due to pensions outflows.