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Almost a quarter of IFAs say they are growing their businesses and have increased profitability compared to just 15% in June.

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in China has released guidelines to help raise investor awareness of synthetic ETFs.

Confusing and inflexible financial products, not consumer apathy, are the principal reasons behind an estimated £300bn savings gap in the UK, research suggests.

Schroders' Richard Buxton expects the UK stock market to climb by as much as 25% next year.

Pressure is growing on the government-appointed Independent Commission on Banking to ease off on banking reform, with leading accountants and banking organisations calling on the government to "think again" and avoid "systemic reduction" in bank profitability....

The FTSE 100 advanced 0.67% or 38.68 points to 5,771.51 as investors responded positively to news Ireland has agreed to a bailout.

Legendary investor Jim Rogers believes Ireland and wider Europe would be better off if the Celtic Tiger was allowed go bankrupt.

Ireland became the second country this year to accept billions in EU funding after last night conceding its banking and budget crisis was too big to handle on its own.

Nearly 400 N&P customers with Keydata investments taken out in 2006-7 will pass on their cases to the Financial Ombudsman Service in the next fortnight in a bid to have their complaints addressed.

Insurer Genworth Financial has warned consumers risk debt problems and lowered standards of living due to inadequate protection levels.