FTSE 100

The FTSE 100 index has clawed back some of the previous session's sharp losses this morning.

The FTSE 100 opened higher, up 0.35% or 18.22 points to 5,196.74 following Wall Street's late rally.

There is now a good case for using structured products as part of a portfolio, writes Ian Lowes, managing director of Lowes Financial Management and founder of StructuredProductReview.com

A fall in mining shares on the back of drops in metal prices led the FTSE down 0.8% to 5,202.85 points in early trading.

Spencer-Churchill Miller Private (SCMP) has reported strong returns for the maiden year of its two investment vehicles that invest purely in ETFs.

US markets opened strongly today as global stock markets thrive on news China is likely to end its currency peg with the dollar.

Global stock markets are appreciating sharply today on news China is likely to end its currency peg with the US dollar.

Morgan Stanley has reissued four of its core structure products.

Meteor Asset Management has launched a second tranche of its Top Ten Kick-Out plan.

The FTSE 100 opened higher as investors responded positively to news BP has agreed to fund a $20bn oil spill compensation package.