Around 1,000 adviser jobs will be lost in 2010 as firms seek to make their business more profitable, according to Plimsoll.

Banks are increasingly targeting their current account customers with special deals on other products including mortgages, according to Defaqto.

Iceland will hold a referendum to decide whether to repay money lost by Dutch and British savers when Icelandic banks collapsed.

IFG Group shareholders have given their backing to a £35m purchase of James Hay.

One in five company pension scheme savers say they would be more likely to save for retirement if their pot was protected by guarantees, according to MetLife.

The current rules and regulations surrounding retirement income are ‘not fit for purpose' according to the ABI.

Storm clouds are gathering over the euro, with the currency expected to fall from the highs seen in 2009, according to Caxton FX.

The flexibility of SIPP and SSAS will increase their popularity as the Government cuts back on pension tax relief, according to Rowanmoor Pensions.

Britain's banks will hold back an economic recovery due to their "significant debt burden", one of the world's leading credit rating agencies has warned.

China is to hold its economic growth target at 8% in 2010 despite the global downturn.