Investors who lost money in failed property scheme Arck may finally find out if they will receive compensation when the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) issues an update in March.

Regulators have proposed levying the industry £74.4m to pay for the day-to-day running of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) up until next March, a 6% fall on last year's levy.

...the investment calls on the cards for Q1

..the UK. With an election looming and a weaker sterling, how attractive are home grown investments?

...bonds. With yields nearing negative territory, are bonds 'uninvestable'?

Guardian SIPP is suing investors with pension money tied up in troubled property investment Harlequin for non-payment of the fees related to their self-invested personal pension (SIPP).

..equities. Are they really attractive, or just the only game in town?

Three IFAs are taking their case to the Court of Appeal in a bid to overturn a High Court ruling backing a Financial Ombudsman (FOS) decision that they should pay clients compensation for advice to invest in failed firm Keydata.

The World Bank has cut its global growth forecast, warning the US alone cannot drive an economic recovery.

The sharp fall in the UK inflation rate should not be feared, Chancellor George Osborne will say in a speech later.