"Red warning lights" are once again flashing over the state of the global economy, the Prime Minister has said.

A financial adviser has narrowly escaped prison after stealing £30,000 from a vulnerable widow and her disabled son before fleeing to start a new life in Portugal.

Pensioners in the UK are using equity release to boost their income by an average of £67,500, according to analysis carried out by over-55s financial provider Key Retirement.

Poor advice claims that have cost restricted national adviser Origen at least £3m in reviews and redress - and pushed it further into the red this year - are the fault of advisers who have exited the firm, not the current team, business development director...

Actuary Punter Southall group has bought employee benefit and private client financial planning firm Blacktower Financial Advisers.

Prudential has been paid £155m for the sale of its 25% stake in PruHealth and PruProtect to South African insurance group Discovery.

Codename Project Minerva: Sesame's past business review uncovered

A further 12 advice firms have been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

Bank of America has set aside $400m (£253m) due to rising litigation costs associated with an investigation into foreign currency manipulation at the bank.

All seven product providers featured on Sesame's ‘focussed' restricted advice panel have denied breaching the regulator's rules on inducements, after the network was fined £1.6m for selling the coveted spots to the highest bidders.