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In the second part of IFAonline's review of 2008, rumours of recession and a worldwide credit crunch became fact as financial giants announced rights issues left, right and centre...

The financial advice industry should contain only one adviser role with a clear distinction between advice and sales, according to Lincoln Financial Group.

The average house price in the UK rose to £205,286 in January from £201,090 in December, according to figures from the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Listed companies will have to make more financial information available to investors in their half-yearly reports under new measures added to the Transparency Directive by the European Commission.

A straw poll of IFAonline readers is predicting the next government will spring a u-turn on all pensions changes recently announced.

Investors have very short memories. For many the bursting of the Tech bubble has become shrouded in the mists of time and obscured by the significant stock market returns that we have enjoyed over the past three to four years.

The IFAonline team is closing down now for a few days, but before we go we wanted to say Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of our readers.

Consumers with high levels of credit card debt or saving for a deposit on a house might want to opt-out of saving into the proposed personal accounts, suggests Minister for Pensions Reform James Purnell.

Ahead of the publication of the DWP's Pensions White Paper, IFAonline brought together six intermediaries to share their thoughts with James Purnell, Minister for Pensions Reform, about current proposals for personal accounts.