Merchant Investors (MI) has partnered with Royal London 360° to offer its first offshore bond.

Miners are pulling down London's main index in early trading, offsetting strong demand for supermarket groups.

Interest rates could start to rise in two months' time, says Henderson New Star's Simon Ward.

Scottish Widows will help develop the Level 4 Institute of Financial Planning IFP) paraplanner qualification

Policyholders with Equitable Life have been warned their bonus payments are not guaranteed.

Prudential will partner up with United Overseas Bank (UOB) to sell its products across Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand.

Early gains among financials offset disappointing Marks and Spencer results to see the FTSE marginally down 0.22% to 5,510.22 in early trading.

The FTSE was buoyed by big gains by financial stocks this afternoon after a positive note from Deutsche Bank.

Advisers are the answer to closing Britain's £2.3trn protection gap in 2010, says Direct Life's head of new business Phil Jeynes.

IFAs are backing emerging market and Asian equities for the best returns in 2010, according to research by Henderson New Star.