The FTSE opened better than expected in early trading Friday after concerns over Dubai's financial health sent Asian markets plummeting.

Trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) was brought to a standstill for more than three hours this afternoon as a result of a technical glitch.

Skandia has launched a guide to help advisers simplify due diligence when choosing a platform provider.

A quarter of occupational pension schemes lack a strategy to monitor and mitigate risk, according to The Pensions Regulator.

Investors in green ISAs would be the first to benefit from further rises in the tax-free savings limit under a Tory Government, says shadow chancellor George Osborne.

The number of UK mortgage approvals hit more than 42,200 in October, the highest since January last year, the British Bankers' Association (BBA) says.

Light-touch regulation and a belief in the fundamental rationality of the market will be replaced by a "bias towards conservatism", says Lord Turner, chairman of the FSA.

Nearly one in five advisers (18%) are putting client portfolios at risk by failing to carry out annual rebalances or reviews, research by Skandia suggests.

1st- Exchange will combine its back office software solution Adviser Office (AO) with wrap provider Wealthtime.

Evaluate Technologies will recruit up to 10 staff by the start of next year as it looks to expand further into the online mortgage sourcing market.