Chancellor Alistair Darling has frozen the rate of inheritance tax (IHT) at £325,000 for four years.

An IFA with client money caught up in the Keydata debacle has called on the FSCS to justify its proposed additional industry levy.

Legal & General's (L&G) pre-tax profits leapt by 87% last year to hit £1,109m, compared to £592m in 2008.

An austerity Budget full of tax hikes coupled with "dumbed down" pension provision will put the services of professional financial planners in high demand, says the president of the Personal Finance Society (PFS).

Lighthouse Group is stepping up its client sourcing activities as its advisers seek more customers to balance an expected drop off in income "per case" post-RDR.

The Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC) has approved the final QCF Level 4 standards with new guidelines for giving specialist advice.

The FSA will step in to "police" the banking sector, but has doubts over whether it can actually change its culture.

Policymakers should focus on making existing regulatory powers work before jumping to extend their remit, or risk damaging UK competitiveness, says the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

Complaints linked to property funds, deferral periods and market value reductions (MVRs) are on the increase, as investments disappoint in the wake of the crisis, says the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).

Senior managers who fail to understand the inner workings of their own business will not get much respect from the new chief financial ombudsman.