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Sesame is launching a training programme to help adviser firms expand their offering to include general insurance business.

The Bank of England said today the recession had probably bottomed out, but warned that any recovery would be hampered by the ongoing reluctance of banks to lend to consumers and businesses.

The number of people unemployed in the UK registered its smallest rise for six months in April, boosting hopes the worst of the fall-out from the economic slump has now passed, according to The Times.

Question: Is it true an employee who is compelled to have a personal account will still be a member of S2P as well?

Savers are being urged to review their cash Isa accounts because many former top payers are now paying a paltry 0.1pc, reports The Telegraph.

Royal Liver has admitted it may offload its IFA arm Park Row.

Question: How will personal accounts affect existing pension provision? How can advisers prepare for 2012?

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), the bank that is now majority owned by the UK taxpayer, today reported a loss of £857 million for the first three months of the year after a £4.9 billion write down on failed investments and toxic loans all but wiped out...

The Hartford's dramatic withdrawal from the UK market has cast doubts over the place of third-way annuities in the British retirement market.

The Treasury will need to pay at least £16 billion more over the next five years to convince investors to buy the £815 billion of gilts that it needs to sell to cover government borrowing requirements, The Times has learnt.