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Should the industry be congratulating itself for doing what is should be doing?

A new online service claims it will spell an end to IFAs waiting days to find out if their chosen funds will be accepted by their offshore bond provider.

Northern Rock's small shareholders will take High Court action against the Treasury within weeks after the Government's lawyers rejected their plea for compensation, The Times reports.

Speculation is mounting that Barclays and HBOS will need to follow Royal Bank of Scotland in tapping shareholders for cash amid pressure from regulators on banks to plug an estimated £37bn hole in their capital cushions, reports The Guardian .

With markets continuing to be volatile, the question often asked by clients of advisers is 'What sort of investment returns can we expect in 2008? Adviser Strategy's Tim Scott takes a look at the prospects...

More British banks are poised to tap shareholders for billions of pounds in emergency capital, Mervyn King, the Governor of the Bank of England, revealed yesterday, The Times reports.

HM Revenue & Customs has launched an appeal over the decision of independent tax appeals body the Special Commissioners in the Mrs Bower case.

HIGH net worth individuals are still flocking to offshore products and David White of Scottish Provident International plans to capture their interest with multi-asset class savings and portfolio bonds, he tells David Burrows...

First State Investments has announced it will offer a euro share class on certain of its UK-based Oeic funds from 1 May.

THE Life Trust Foundation, an independent, not-for-profit organisation has announced its inauguration.