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The euro has hit a nine-month high against sterling after UK industrial output grew less than expected in November.

Cofunds has extended its lead as the UK's largest platform, with assets rising to £45bn, according to the Platforum's latest pricing guide.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has ruled that an IFA should repay an investor £150,000, the amount he recommended he invest in a troubled unregulated collective investment scheme (UCIS).

Abraham Okusanya, principal at paraplanning firm FinalytiQ, argues that direct to consumer launches are not just boring but commercially unviable. Here's why...

A group of 14 insurers have signed up to a code of conduct on charge disclosure drawn up by the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

Former tax boss Andrew Meeson played a leading role in a "blatant" £5m pension tax relief scam, a court heard.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has taken action against Ilford-based non-advisory business Baronworth Investment Services - and its chief executive Colin Jackson - for failing to ensure its direct-offer financial promotions were ‘fair, clear and...

The Financial Services Authority's (FSA's) hike in capital adequacy for self-invested personal pension (SIPP) providers is ‘overkill' but it is unlikely the regulator will change tack, according to one provider.

Two executives at Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) are reportedly under pressure to step down as US and UK regulators are concerned about the culture of the investment banking division at the bank.

The Japanese government has approved a fresh 10.3 trillion yen ($116bn; £72bn) stimulus package to shore up its flagging economy.