Financial advisers will now be able to get a firmer grasp of the financial health of the companies with which they trade.

Some of the UK's leading alternative asset providers will take part in a mock trial next month, charged with convincing advisers of the merits of investing in asset classes apart from shares, bonds or cash.

Three years and more than 1,100 days on from Callum McCarthy's infamous Gleneagles speech, in which he set plans for the RDR, the issue still hugely divides the financial services industry.

Sun Life's buyout of Lincoln's UK business is expected to be complete by next week.

London trading got off to a positive start this morning after the Dow Jones narrowed a large deficit over night.

US shares dropped almost 1% in early trading as a fall in commodities prices drags on the benchmark Dow Jones.

Dentons Pensions Management has launched two new pension products to widen the choice available to investors.

The Liberal Democrats have unveiled plans for a tax on owners of £1m-plus properties to free low-paid workers and pensioners of income tax duties.

Phoenix Life has this week proposed a new scheme to allow policyholders to boost their fund values in exchange for guaranteed pension rates.

Top UK stocks drifted lower in a quiet start to the session as investors locked in gains after the FTSE reached a new 12-month high before the weekend.