A third (32%) of IFAs are putting their weight behind emerging markets to outperform next year, despite concerns about Dubai's debt problems.
Further Government restrictions on higher-rate tax relief risk damaging long-term savings, insurers argue.
Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced £20m in funding for the national roll-out of the Money Guidance scheme.
Public sector pensions will be capped as part of government plans to pay-off the UK's burgeoning budget deficit.
Chancellor Alistair Darling is expected to delay the introduction of Personal Accounts for a year as part of spending cuts in the Pre-Budget Report.
UK GDP grew in the three months to November to edge the country out of recession, forecasts by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) suggest.
Tension between the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the Law Commission over non-disclosure rules is mounting following a television programme focusing on declined claims.
London trading got off to a shaky start this morning after the Fed warned of a fragile recovery in the US.
Forecasts of an IFA exodus in the build-up to 2012 appear unfounded as advisers previously unwilling to take more exams are changing their minds, research suggests.
Legal and General (L&G) is rolling out its Annuity Plus to all advisers following a successful pilot last year.