Andrew Swallow, an IFA with clients affected by the Keydata debacle, is calling on other advisers linked to its International Traded Life Policy fund to unite with him to force more information from the administrators.

Zurich is launching a guide on large case underwriting to help advisers manage "daunting" sums assured.

The traded life policy investments (TLPI) market has "significant problems" and is in no way a mainstream option for investors, the FSA's head of investments said today.

Life companies may need to diversify their distribution channels beyond small IFAs to survive the RDR's commission ban, a study by Fitch Ratings concludes.

Britain must not raise taxes on wealth creators any further if it wants inward investment to spur recovery, one of the world's leading competitiveness experts says.

The Liberal Democrats will today challenge the government to reveal how much money part-nationalised RBS and rival Lloyds have lent since a state bailout 12 months ago.

Gordon Brown's choice of General Election date will affect when the state pension must be linked to earnings, making a late election bad for pensioners but good for taxpayers, according to Towers Watson.

Skandia is today launching a series of free seminars for advisers on with-profits reviews and retirement planning.

Attempts by Royal London to rescue Royal Liver are still in the "very early stages", the mutual insurer says.

The collapse of the Robert Gaines-Cooper case could see high net worth individuals flock to Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) in a bid to dodge the taxman.