Julian Chillingworth, chief investment officer at Rathbone Unit Trust Management Limited, says the months ahead will be a mixed tale for earnings and outlooks.

Aegon has launched a dedicated pensions reform microsite, enabling advisers and employers to plan for 2012.

LV= saw new life and pensions sales grow in the first half of 2009 despite falling savings and protection business.

The FSA has fined Barclays almost £2.5m for failing to provide accurate reports to the regulator.

Wealth manager Brooks Macdonald Group is acquiring Canterbury-based Lawrence House Fund Managers Limited in its first acquisition since listing on Aim in 2005.

Nick Brooks, head of research and investment strategy at ETF Securities, explains that agriculture is taking off as investors search for high-return, uncorrelated assets.

Dan Draper, global head of Lyxor ETFs, explains how the RDR is set to bring the UK intermediary market closer to the US investment advisory model.

US blue chips barely moved off the starting blocks in opening exchanges despite Government data showing US unemployment in August reached its highest level since 1983.

Just one in three advisers expect their business revenues to be mostly generated from fees after 2012, according to research.

A revival in appetite for UK mining firms, spurred by a rebound in metal prices, helped to push up the UK's benchmark index in early exchanges.