Confidence among active investors is at its highest in three and a half years, suggests research by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC).

Global consumers are still confident about offshore investment products, despite the sector being badly hit by the collapse of Landsbanki and Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander IOM, according to a survey by Skandia International.

Maggie Craig will be interim director general of the ABI until a replacement for Stephen Haddrill is announced, the trade body said today.

Risk assets and emerging markets are more attractive to investors now compared with six months ago, according to a survey by Schroders.

Aviva became the talk of the City yesterday after it emerged that its £2.2million-a-year chief executive was involved in an office love triangle.

"A stricter examination regime will weed out the people that shouldn't be in this business."

Bluefin's head of strategic development Ian Shipway wonders how close IFAs are to calling themselves professionals?

Zurich today admits to losing the general insurance details of 51,000 of its customers while transferring the data from the UK to South Afirca.

Skandia Property fund sub adviser Nigel Pickup (ING Real Estate) is set to purchase six retail units in Ipswich for £12.35 million.

Communicating your value to clients within an hour of meeting them is taking on fresh significance with the move to fee-based advice, industry figures say.