Property selling prices in London are down 20% since their peak last year and will continue to fall in 2009, according to estate agents Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward (KFH).
MetLife Europe has doubled its sales force with plans for a further recruitment drive in 2009.
The FSA should not restrict 'advice' to solely whole of market post RDR, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) urges.
AIFA has brushed aside fears consumers would be ‘locked in' to either sales or advice in the post-RDR world, saying the two industries can work in tandem.
Zurich's UK Life business is set to recruit 60 additional sales consultants from across the industry.
Trigold has revealed six additional dates for its business academy for intermediaries.
Most UK properties are taking more than 90 days to sell indicating a major stagnation in the property market, research shows.
Half of IFA firms are facing a drop in profits this year as they focus more on bringing in sales at any cost rather than company fundamentals.
Bridgewater Equity Release has appointed a new team, with the sole focus on assisting the intermediary distribution channel.
AXA & Winterthur Wealth Management has announced a new senior sales team led by David Thompson, managing director of sales and marketing.